Marine Mammal Conservancy » Volunteer

MMC Fundraising Events

Kathy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:19:04 +0000

You can help MMC in its work by volunteering to help in fundraising activities and events. There are many different ways you can help, including participating as a volunteer in our fundraising activities, host a fundraiser yourself, obtain items from businesses that MMC can “auction” at its silent and live auction items (we provide tax receipts and display the donor’s name at the event and on our website), donate services such as printing, graphics, and the like, and introducing businesses, classrooms, organizations, and even individuals to our recycling programs. Recycling benefits MMC and our environment. The process of collecting recycling items helps keep all of us aware of the importance of protecting our environment and the many things we can do to protect it.

General Information

vidyacoed — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:49:14 +0000

How you can get involved as a volunteer for marine mammal strandings depends on where you live: If you live in Southern Florida or the Florida Keys and would like to help out, please contact us at info@marinemammalconservancy.org. We will contact you to see how your talents or desires to help best fit, and direct you to a volunteer training session if appropriate.

Many states don’t have a stranding network. In fact, most states have the policy of euthanizing live stranded marine mammals and then performing a necropsy. If you live in Florida, however, there is an extensive network. Some of the organizations use volunteers and others do not. Contact us at info@marinemammalconservancy.org and we will direct you to the closest organization no matter what coastal state you are in.

Events, Training and Volunteer Opportunities

vidyacoed — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:06:25 +0000

Marine Mammal Conservancy has several events each year, including volunteer training sessions, activities, and “FUN”raisers. We post them here for your perusal and choosing. Join in whenever, and wherever you wish.

A good example of this is MMC’s recent Mass Stranding Exercise which hosted personnel from the National Marine Fisheries Service, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, The National Park Service, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Law Enforcement Officers, the Florida Marine Research Institute, The Florida Aquarium, the Marine Animal Rescue Society, The University of Miami, Humane Society International, Florida Disaster Animal Response Teams, as well as several veterinarians. Over 100 personnel attended the exercise where scenarios included implementation of the Incident Command System, First Response and Advanced Assessment, Transport, euthanasia, human health and safety, Field Site set-up and equipment, temporary enclosures for stabilization and scenarios requiring authorization from higher authority.

We believe that education of the public is the first step in addressing the needs of marine mammals. The focus of our Education Program is to disseminate information about marine mammals, ecological concerns and ongoing efforts in rehabilitation to interested groups and the general public and to strengthen the Stranding Network, which responds to marine mammals in distress.

MMC offers training workshops and classes to volunteers, staff, other organizations, and federal and state agencies. Through these classes we are able to provide stranded marine mammals better chances for survival in the first critical hours by increasing the number of people capable of responding to their initial and advanced treatment needs.

Our schedule is modified periodically. We encourage volunteers to take as much training as possible. For more information about these classes, please contact us at info@marinemammalconservancy.org