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Pacific Marine Mammal Center Celebrates 50 Years of Caring for Sea Life

Pacific Marine Mammal Center Celebrates 50 Years of Caring for Sea Life
Sea lions are treated at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Courtesy of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
Lynn Hackman
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From a small three-person rescue team rehabilitating seals in a bathtub to a leader in marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation and scientific hub and education center, the Pacific Marine Mammal Center is this month celebrating its 50th anniversary.

“In 1971, Jim Stauffer, Dr. Rose Ekeberg, and I started a small group known as the Friends of the Sea Lions,” John Cunningham said in a press release. “With the help of a handful of Laguna Beach high school students, our mission was to rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured seals and sea lions along the Orange County coast.”

Lynn Hackman
Lynn Hackman
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Lynn is a reporter for the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times, based in Orange County. She has enjoyed a 25-year career as a senior-level strategic public relations and contingency planning executive. An editor, blogger, and columnist, Lynn also has experience as a television and radio show producer and host. For six years, she was co-host of Sunday Brunch with Tom and Lynn on KOCI 101.5 FM. She is also active in the Newport Beach community, serving as chair emeritus of the Newport Beach City Arts Commission, among various positions with other local organizations.
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