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What To Do If You Find a Beached Seal or Sea Lion
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- Do not touch the animal. Call Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) at (949) 494-3050 with as much information as possible. Please note the size of the animal, possible wounds, and the exact location of the animal.
- Watch from a distance and keep people away. Marine mammals can bite and transmit disease.
- Do not try to feed the animal.
- Do not attempt to move the animal back to the water or throw water on it. The animal has beached itself to be warm and dry.
- PMMC will attempt to rescue every beached animal. Please note: the animal must be on land in order for our staff to attempt a rescue.
Note: Marine mammals are protected by federal law. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to handle them. Marine Mammal Protection Act
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