The South Pacific Marine Mammal Center

23/10/2016

The Dodo's video on our latest juvenile sea lion releases!

16/10/2016

http://amp.ibtimes.co.uk/nine-orphaned-sea-lion-pups-released-into-wild-off-peru-1586565

9 of our juvenile sea lion pups that were rescued last month were released off of Palomino island having recovered fully at our centre in San Bartolo.

Conservation body cared for seven-month-old animals after losing their mothers.

04/07/2016

Thank you all to everyone who donated, it means a lot to us to hear all your nice words and see support from around the World!

This money has helped us secure the lease on the house for the next year as we also gave numerous talks to fishing agencies that helped the cause too! We are still raising money as the cost of running the house is high and it is nearing juvenile busy season! Thank you for your help ORCA team, together we will continue to rescue, rehabilitate and research marine mammals of the South Pacific.

https://www.gofundme.com/ORCAPeru

ORCA Peru - The Organisation for the Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals is a Peruvian non-profit organisation that survives solely on donations from the public and through volunteering schemes. We rescue and rehabilitate all marine animals - Sea Lions, Dolphins, Penguins, Sea Turtles a...

14/05/2016

MEET THE PENGUINS! If you haven't seen it yet, get a look to the penguins in a journey of a lifetime in Peru...featuring our Center and ORCA Peru president Dr. Carlos Yaipen-Llanos, join us in the South Pacific!

You can also join us as a volunteer or intern from anywhere around the world getting to know this amazing creatures both in the wild and in rehabilitation to be back in the wild. Contact us at: volunteers@orca.org.pe

YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN PERU!

In Meet the Penguins, we join Adrian Walls, Head of Birds at the renowned London Zoo, on the journey of a lifetime. With incredible close up access to the wi...

11/05/2016

We share our latest entry from our Intern from Canada, Samantha Lam and the amazing experience of meeting face to face with an Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) in the coast of Lima city bay, Peru!

You can also be part of the excitement with your very own ORCAdventure in Peru joining us as volunteer or intern through our International Participation Programs!
If you live overseas and would like to join us at the Peruvian South Pacific, contact us! E-mail: volunteers@orca.org.pe

“Sam! Tenemos un ELEFANTE MARINO!”…Marine elephant? What?! At that moment, I knew it was going to be an eventful day. This morning, our phone would not stop ringing. It seemed like all of Lima was …

11/05/2016

Sea-lions, like cetaceans and primates, share the largest brains in nature, capable to express emotions, thoughts and relationships between them and their environment. This is the first mapping that proves that sea-lions are more than meets the eye! They share the eyes of the ocean with us, and we understand what they see...both human and sea-lions see the Sea in the same way!

A team of neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University has taken an important step toward uncovering the mystery behind the California sea lion's prodigious intelligence by conducting the first comprehensive study of their central nervous systems.

08/05/2016

In this Mother's Day, we welcome our very first patient of the season: "ISA", a four month old baby sea-lion female that lost her mother a week ago at human hands at Lia city bay in Peru. It is in our care and for the time being, here at the Center our volunteers are the "mothers" taking care of her, nurturing her back to health and in a few months, will help her to complete the weaning process so she can go back into the ocean. WELCOME "ISA" !!!

25/04/2016

Happy World Penguin Day!!



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22/04/2016

HAPPY EARTH DAY TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!

If you look closely the globe is (kind of) mapped out... 🌎

Made out of sea glass found today after just an hour on Gylly beach, United Kingdon, in the rain!

Sea glass is a mineral extracted from nature, and then transformed by humans, but returned to nature in the ocean...similar to what we do in rehabilitation! Glass shaped by the ocean waves is round in the corners, like our hearts!

Thanks to Emily McParland, our representant in the UK for collecting the glass and send us this message to share!

17/04/2016

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For more regular information and photos of ORCA PERU's efforts - follow on Instagram!

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10/04/2016

Our Online Fundraiser Coordinator and former Inter, Emily McParland shares her experiences in South America, including her time at our Center a year ago! If you are planning to visit South America or Peru, and would like to add some special experiences with marine life...VISIT US!

Condensing 7 months of travel into 3 minutes... Peru, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia. 1 month in Cusco, 3 months in the Peruvian Amazon with Fauna Forever, 1 mont...

08/04/2016

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