Free Marine Animal Rescue Training Taking Place This Month

Watching a seal released into the wild or seeing a sea turtle swim again after an injury are amazing sights to behold.

If you would like to aid sea creatures, the Mystic Aquarium is offering first responder training this month. The 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, N.Y., the Mystic Aquarium stated.

The class is free to anyone interested, who is 18 years or older. No prior training is required.

Class Dates

• January 21
• Sachuest Point Vistor Center
• 305 Sachuest Point Rd.
• Middletown, R.I. 02842

• January 27
• Mystic Aquarium
• 55 Coogan Blvd.
• Mystic, CT 06355

• January 29
• Maritime Aquarium
• 10 North Water St.
• Norwalk, CT 06854

All classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Click here to register. Call 860-572-5955, ext. 520, for questions or to register over the phone.

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