After years of monitoring injured marine creatures, Adam Ratner and his colleagues have documented frustrating patterns. But as director of conservation engagement at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, he’s hoping that what they’ve learned can keep more animals safe. Not from predators, but from people.
“So, each year we see close to a third of the patients the Marine Mammal Center rescues suffering from some form of disturbance or harassment out on the beach,” Ratner explains…