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Support Your Local Marine Mammals With Gift For Mom

Pacific Marine Mammal Center invites you to do to a little Mother's Day gifting with these gifts for a good cause.

Shipwreck, one of the marine mammals in residence at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, invites you to do some mother's day shopping to support those in need.
Shipwreck, one of the marine mammals in residence at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, invites you to do some mother's day shopping to support those in need. (Pacific Marine Mammal Center Photo)

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Pacific Marine Mammal Center wants you to think of seals and sea lions, like Shipwreck our elephant seal pup rescued in early March while shopping for Mom this mother's day.

Shipwreck was found still with his black coat and now has shed into a very sleek and shiny silver.

"Currently he is in the ‘fish school’ phase," PMMC spokesperson Kritsa Higuchi says.

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He still needs some encouragement but is making small steps forward in his rehabilitation ... and according to the center, he's the most handsome Ellie in the house.

Some last-minute Mother’s Day presents are the gifts that give twice.

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  • Give a membership as a gift & get invited to a sea lion release
  • SYMBOLICALLY adopt a sea lion, turtle, or other common PMMC patients
  • PMMC wine glasses & other merch!

Visit www.pacificmmc.org for more Mother's Day gift ideas that will keep on giving.

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