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Cetacean Restoration
Cetacean Restoration is a rehabilitation site for all marine animals who are in need of care. Founded in 2013, but just finally starting to take off and bring animals in. Delay was from lack of fundings and sponsors. Cetacean Restoration is still however looking to expand, but are waiting to bring in a little extra money to do so by offering a gift shop, restaurant, and offering two different behind-the-scenes tours.
Here is what you'll first see upon entering Cetacean Restoration. To your right ,when walking in, is our restroom. There is only one restroom in the park at the moment, but we are planning a new one right outside of Orca Cove. We apologize for the inconvience.
And to the left we have our Seasalt Cafe. Our cafe is open all day with many organic foods to chose from.
Here is the entrance into Cetacean Restoration where you buy your tickets to get in. We are open 9am to 5pm Monday-Saturday and are open 9am to 6pm on Sundays. Admission into the park is FREE after 4pm but all and the Marine Lab are closed.
The first exhibit we have when walking in is our Bottlenose Dolphin exhibit. Most of the dolphins that enter the tank eventually are taken back out again and put back into the ocean. Only 3 of our dolphins have ever not made it back due to health issues, but they live happily in our pools all day. We do not believe in making them perform theatrical shows, however we do have to teach basic husbandry to them so that giving them veterinary care is a little easier :)
Here is our Marine Lab. There's a small lab where our marine biologists and veterinarians work together on diagnosing our animals. The lab also is where we prepare our animals meals. It is surronded by glass walls so our guests can always see what they're up to. The first floor of the rest of lab contains informational posters and a hanging whale skeleton. On the second floor our whale skeleton is still visable. The second floor is a great area to get a better aeral view of our exhibits.
Here is where our pinnipeds are located. There's and underwater viewing area to see them swin but the best view of their exhibit is in the second floor of the Marine Lab. All of our seals and sea lions are rescues and are well on their way to recovery and being released, but our tanks are never empty. There are plenty of stimulating things that closely replicate their natural enviroment. We do not seperate pups and mothers either, but we do make a mild attempt to prevent breeding in captivity.
Lastly is our Orca Cove. We tried to make the exhibit as realistic as possible. All but one of our killer whales are retired performers that have been relocated here to live the rest of their lives in a far more stimulating tank. We are looking to expand this tank this fall in hopes to take in more retired orcas and make room for their calves. Our killer whales do not perform tricks and we do not plan on changing that. We have a total of 8 killer whales. They are, Orky, Katina, Kasatka, Nakai, Kolana, Kaikane, Moana, and Lani. Kolana is our one rescue is and she is planned to be put back in the ocean along with her calf. We will first place she and the calf in a Sea Sanctuary first just to monitor the calf, Lani, who was born captive. This release could end up proving other captive born orcas can survive the release.
Cetacean Restoration
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