Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network

                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  

                                        The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) is a non-profit
                                        organization created in 1980 to further the understanding and
                                        conservation of marine mammals through rescue and rehabilitation,
                                        research and education.  The TMMSN consists of six regions along
                                        the Texas coast, which provide a coordinated response to
                                        all marine mammal strandings along the Texas coastline.

                                        The TMMSN receives no state funding and receives only limited
                                        institutional support in the form of grants.  TMMSN RELIES on the
                                        donations of time and funds from generous supporters to continue
                                        it's mission dedicated to rescue, rehabilitation, research, and
                                        education.

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Featured Rescue Donley Donley, a young male bottlenose dolphin, stranded on Mustang Island in November 2009. Estimated at under a year of age, this little calf required bottle feedings and around the clock care from a dedicated team of volunteers and staff during his four months of rehabilitation with the TMMSN.  Read more about Donley's rescue and rehabilitation here!

Latest News From TMMSN January 6, 2011 Bo's page has been updated with new photos and information on his rehabilitation and disposition. January 3, 2011 Our Wish List has been updated! December 30, 2011 Bo was successfully transported from TSA's Sea Lab to the TMMSN's Galveston rehabilitation facility. December 29, 2011 TMMSN recovered a live Kogia species from Sargent Beach. Unfortunately, the animal did not survive transport. Initial necropsy revealed a severe intestinal blockage. December 24, 2011 Our TMMSN family is very sad to report that Raine experienced a quick decline in health over the last 24 hours and was no longer able to continue her fight. December 23, 2011 TMMSN website launches new home page! See the What's New page for more of the latest news!

TMMSN Wish List The TMMSN relies on donations from the public. Our wish list has recently been updated and some of the much needed items include: -Gallon Ziplock Freezer Bags -Folding Plastic Chairs -Old Towels -Antibacterial Body Wash -Lasko Utility Heater -Ball Point Pens- Black -Copy Paper -Sterile Surgical Lubricant -Sterile Gauze Pads -Orange Antibacterial Dish Soap -Dish Washing Scrubber -Rubbermaid Squeegies -Spray Bottles -Gloves, Latex non-powdered -Earloop Face Masks -Nolvasan Solution Disinfectant -Clorox Disinfectant Wipes View full Wish List

Get your official State of Texas license plate here and support the TMMSN everyday with your vehicle.

All work being performed with marine mammals on this website and any other media featuring TMMSN volunteers and staff working with marine mammals, alive or dead, is done with the expressed permission and authority granted to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network organization by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Department of Commerce.  The activities performed on this website may not be performed  by anyone or any organization without such expressed permission under penalty of U.S. Federal law.  More information can be obtained at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov