The radio station at the University of California, Santa Barbara, KCSB-FM, spent a morning with CIMWI® volunteers learning about our nonprofit organization and all we invest in Giving Marine Mammals a Second Chance at Life!® This is KCSB's Jennifer Yoshikoshi’s story about CIMWI. Want to know what to do to help a marine mammal in distress?… Pay [...]
CIMWI created a downloadable PDF on how to help a stranded marine mammal, click here to get your copy. Feel free to share this with your with friends and family, students, fellow beachgoers and others so people are ready to help if they see a marine mammal in need. [...]
California State Senate Recognizes Tireless Work of Animal Rescue Groups & Declares Today “Marine Mammal Rescue Day” Changing Ocean Conditions Have Led to Record Number of Sea Lions Emaciated on California Shores and Required Extensive Rescue and Rehabilitation Work from Organizations Across the State. SACRAMENTO, April 27, 2017 Members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network [...]
Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) serves Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. CIMWI is receiving elevated reports of sick California sea lions we suspect to be suffering from domoic acid toxicity. What is domoic acid? Domoic acid (DA) is often referred to as “Red Tide” and it is produced by a naturally occurring algal [...]