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SeaWorld Rescue Team Save Trapped Manatee
On Friday 1 November, rescue teams from SeaWorld Orlando and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the National Marine Mammal Foundation, responded to the call to help a distressed manatee on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and […]
Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary thanks the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
In February 2019, a devastating respiratory infection broke out at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary and affected all 39 chimpanzees living at the sanctuary. Jobo, a one-year old male chimpanzee, was left orphaned after the infection killed his mother. One other chimpanzee also died during the outbreak. The sanctuary reached out for assistance to control the […]
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Reaches Record $17.5 Million in Grants Supporting Global Animal Research, Rescue and Protection
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund (SWBGCF) recently announced a record-breaking milestone: $17.5 million has been granted to more than 1,200 animal rescue, research and conservation organisations worldwide since the fund’s inception. Started in 2003, SWBGCF’s grants have supported impactful conservation projects – both grassroots efforts and large-scale collaborations – that align with the […]
Rescued Sea Otter Gets Second Chance at Life at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego is giving a second chance at life to a five-week-old female northern sea otter pup named Cinder orphaned near Homer, Alaska on Aug. 18. Rescued after it was found stranded against rocks by strong currents, the five-pound pup was initially taken to the Homer Vet Clinic before being transferred to the Alaska […]
Conservationists from SeaWorld and the Chinese Academy of Science Publish Foundational Research to Help Save the Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoise
With less than 1,000 Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) believed to be left on the planet, SeaWorld, in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has published a new, foundational study in Frontiers in Physiology, establishing an official spectrum for biologists […]
SeaWorld Proudly Welcomes Whiskered Baby Walrus
SeaWorld Orlando’s animal care and veterinary teams are proud to announce the birth of a 150-pound, female Pacific walrus calf on 3 July, to mum Kaboodle and dad Garfield. This is 16-year-old Kaboodle’s second calf and the second calf born at SeaWorld Orlando. Both Kaboodle and her calf are doing well. Under the watchful eyes of attentive animal […]
Fifty-Five Years and More Than 35,000 Rescues in, SeaWorld Experts Reveal Threats To Marine Wildlife Are Accelerating
Since 1964, the same year SeaWorld first opened its gates, SeaWorld’s rescue teams have been on the frontlines of giving ill, injured, orphaned or abandoned animals a second chance at life. Today, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment announced that SeaWorld Rescue has now come to the aid of more than 35,000 marine and terrestrial animals in […]
SeaWorld Team Rescues Sea Lion Pup With Head Stuck In Diver’s Swim Mask
SeaWorld San Diego’s Rescue Team gave a one-year old male sea lion pup a second chance at life after he was found at Encinitas, California yesterday (Tuesday, 28 May 2019) with his head stuck in a diver’s swim mask. It was estimated that the swim mask had been wrapped around the sea lion’s neck for […]
SeaWorld Publishes Groundbreaking Killer Whale Research, Creating Health Benchmarks for Wild Populations
Veterinarians at SeaWorld have published a new, foundational study in Veterinary Clinical Pathology that establishes first-ever standards for diagnosing clinically healthy killer whales in the same way primary doctor’s asses a human patient’s weight, blood pressure and overall health. Informed by 22 years of health exams and 2,823 blood samples collected from more than 30 […]