A month ago, the Alaska SeaLife Center was in serious danger of closing its doors forever by the end of the summer. The center relies heavily on revenue from tourists, especially tourists from cruises, and the impact of COVID on their summer tourism season looked like it was going to force them to close.



This would have been a terrible blow to the future of marine conservation and rehabilitation in Alaska, as the center carries out vital research on marine ecosystems and is the only facility in Alaska licensed to rescue and rehabilitate marine wildlife.



Miraculously, thanks to the help of the community and key donors, the Alaska SeaLife Center has raised 2 million dollars and is no longer in danger of closing their doors at the end of the summer.



While they aren’t completely out of the woods yet, this is an amazing piece of good news amid the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the conservation and animal care communities.

