Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center

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The OSPR Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center (MWVCRC) was constructed in 1997 as the primary care facility for sea otters affected by oil spills or other marine pollution events. In addition to maintaining the facility and protocols for oil spill response, MWVCRC staff and collaborators conduct research on southern sea otters and other marine wildlife.

MWVCRC Spill Response

• MWVRC Spill Response Program
• Directions to the Research Center(opens in new tab)

Sea Otter Research

• California Range-wide Sea Otter Surveys
• Sea Otter Capture and Sampling
• Sea Otter Stranding Response
• Sea Otter Necropsy Program
• Sea Otter Washing Study

Seabird Health Program

• Seabird Health Program
• Seabird Thermography Project

Publications

• Scientific Publications
• Technical Reports
• Popular Articles

Related Links

Sea Otter Information

• Seaotters.com(opens in new tab)
• USGS sea otter page(opens in new tab)
• Olive the oiled otter FaceBook page(opens in new tab)
• The Inner Otter(opens in new tab)
• Sea Otter Savvy(opens in new tab)

Partners

• OWCN(opens in new tab)
• UC Davis Wildlife Health Center(opens in new tab)
• US Geological Survey(opens in new tab)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium(opens in new tab)

Contact

Laird Henkel
Laird.Henkel@wildlife.ca.gov
(831) 469-1726