Search Nonprofits

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center: ~ conserves and protects all species of marine turtles both in the water and on the beach; ~ rescues, rehabilitates, and releases sick and injured sea turtles; ~ informs and educates the public regarding the plight of all sea turtles and the threat of their extinction; and ~ provides an experiential learning site for students of biology, wildlife conservation, and/or veterinary medicine from around the world.

The foundation runs hands‑on education and research programs that connect students with the Gray Whale and its coastal ecosystem. It aims to inspire ocean stewardship by providing field-based science experiences for schoolchildren and by supporting gray‑whale research and conservation in the Southern California region.

The mission of The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) is to rescue and provide life-long homes for captive great cats, bears, wolves and other large carnivores, which have been abused, abandoned, exploited and illegally kept and to educate the public about causes and solutions to the dramatic plight of thousands of captive wildlife in the United States.