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Loggerhead turtle on the edge of a boat awaiting release.

Aquarium of the Pacific Releases Rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea Turtle Off the Southern California Coast

The Aquarium is also announcing the construction of a new space to help rescued sea turtles and invites the public to help support the cause.

Magellanic penguin swimming at the surface of the water with head up

Remembering Roxy

The Aquarium staff are mourning the loss of Roxy the Magellanic penguin.

close up of a loggerhead sea turtle

Aquarium Caring for Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Aquarium is providing care and rehabilitation to a rescued loggerhead sea turtle with the hopes of releasing it back into the wild

Yutaka the giant sea bass

Remembering Yutaka

Aquarium staff is mourning the loss of Yutaka the giant sea bass.

Aquarium staff kneels behind a kennel with a pelican emerging with wings wide

Rescued Pelicans Impacted by Deadly Mass Stranding Event Get a Second Chance After Rehabilitation

Staff from the Aquarium of the Pacific assist with the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center’s emergency effort to rehabilitate the sick birds and some pelicans are returning home

sea turtle with tag entering the ocean on a beach

Aquarium of the Pacific Veterinary Team Releases Endangered Sea Turtle to the Wild After its Rescue and Recovery from Surgery

Aquarium staff members transported the green sea turtle to the water’s edge and released it near the mouth of the San Gabriel River

sea otter surrogate mom millie with baby sea otter

For the First Time in its History, Aquarium of the Pacific Pairs Releasable Rescued Sea Otter Pup with Surrogate Otter Mom

The goal of the pairing is for the baby otter to learn the survival skills needed to return to the wild.

closeup of white abalone

Charting the Next Five Years for the Endangered White Abalone

White Abalone Outplanting Workshop co-hosted by the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrated accomplishments and strategized the conservation efforts for the next five years.

A Sunflower Sea Star with its 18 limbs extended out.

Successful Spawning and Cross-Fertilization Bring Hope for the Critically Endangered Sunflower Sea Star

Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, California Academy of Sciences, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Sunflower Star Laboratory and partners continue work to save this species from extinction.

side view of rescued sea turtle swimming in bright aquamarine water

Aquarium of the Pacific Helps Endangered Sea Turtle After Its Rescue

Aquarium staff members performed surgery on the turtle and are caring for it behind the scenes as it recovers

acropora coral heads just below the surface

Aquarium Participates in Coral Restoration

Staff traveled to Saipan to help and learn more about coral spawning

a rescued bird in a pair of gloved hands

Aquarium joins the Oiled Wildlife Care Network to help save birds impacted by toxin in a California lake

Staff from the Aquarium are assisting with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s emergency effort to help migrating birds impacted by the deadly avian botulism event

Queensland grouper close up of mottled head with gray spots

When Fish Grow Too Big for a Home Aquarium

Lessons from a recently donated tropical fish to the Aquarium of the Pacific can help home aquarists create a conscientious home aquarium.

The underside of a sunflower star attached to clear acrylic with thousands of tube feet

Aquarium of the Pacific Partners with Others in California to Help a Critically Endangered Sea Star

The Aquarium of the Pacific, Birch Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, and the Sunflower Star Lab have successfully induced spawning in sunflower sea stars and hope to help reestablish wild populations off the nation’s west coast

Three sea lions barking on rocks

Animal Updates for Fall 2023

Discover the warty frogfish and the bay pipefish as well as a coral endemic to California featured in the reimagined Southern California Gallery.

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