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The SeaWorld Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program

A SeaWorld Education Department Resource

Animal Care Specialist at SeaWorld

Contents

Objectives of the Rehabilitation Program
What Is a Stranded Animal?
Various Reasons for Stranding
Rescue, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Facilities and Equipment
Rehabilitated Animals
Results of the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program
Federal and State Regulations
Benefits of the Rescue and Rehabilitation Program
References and Bibliography
Books for Young Readers

Goals of the SeaWorld Education Department

Based on a long-term commitment to education, SeaWorld strives to provide an enthusiastic, imaginative, and intellectually stimulating atmosphere to help students reach their academic potential. Specifically, our goals are...

To instill in students and guests of all ages an appreciation for science and a respect for all living creatures and natural environments.
To conserve our valuable natural resources by increasing awareness of the interrelationships of humans and the marine environment.
To increase students’ and guests' basic competencies in science and other disciplines.
To provide an educational resource to the world.

For in the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. - B. Dioum

SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
www.seaworld.org / www.buschgardens.org

The ocean and its inhabitants fascinate us, and this fascination leads to a quest for knowledge and deeper understanding. Although it is our intent to provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information available, it is possible that some of this information may change as research continues and new discoveries are made. The nature of science is ever-changing.