Mystic will offer free training to people
who want to help save stranded marine animals.
By Will Collette
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| Seal release at Blue Shutters Beach (photo by Will Collette) |
But
since they are rarely the first to find such stranded animals, they count on
the public to act responsibly and contact them rather than try to handle the
animal themselves. That’s what Todd Giroux, one of this year’s
candidates for Governor, did and it was an object lesson for what not to
do.
But
Mystic is also looking to train more volunteers along the southern Rhode Island
coastline to be first responders who know what to do.
From
the Mystic Aquarium:
Sign-up
to be a First Responder for Mystic Aquariums Stranding Program! Class will
include a basic Mystic Aquarium orientation and initial training to join the
Animal Rescue Team.
First Responders are typically the first set of eyes and
ears in the field assessing reports of marine mammals and sea turtles for
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Fishers Island, NY.
This class is FREE to anyone
interested who is 18 years or older. No prior training required.
Sachuest Point Visitor Center
305 Sachuest Point Rd, Middletown, RI 02842
6:00 - 8:00pm
For more location information please visit http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=53543
Jan. 27, 2015 at Mystic Aquarium, Mystic CT
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd. Mystic, CT 06355
6:00 - 8:00pm
For more location information please visit www.mysticaquarium.org
*2nd Date: Feb 3, 2015 at Mystic Aquarium, CT
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd. Mystic, CT 06355
6:00 - 8:00pm
For more location information please visit www.mysticaquarium.org
January 29th 2015 at Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk CT
Maritime Aquarium
10 North Water Street Norwalk, CT 06854
6:00 - 8:00pm
For more location information please visit www.maritimeaquarium.org