Marine Mammal Enterprise
Students enrolled in the Marine Mammal Enterprise recently visited the main hospital of The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) in Sausalito. Through this professional university-nonprofit partnership, Cal Poly students become trained TMMC volunteers who participate in marine mammal field response and rehabilitation. Students had a fantastic day of hands-on activities including helping the vets perform medical exams, weighing patients in the “sealbarrow,” helping with tube and hand feeds, and a hospital tour. The course is led by Animal Science lecturer and veterinarian Heather Harris by application only (available in mid-October) and requires a two-quarter commitment for both winter and spring.