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Adopt a Shark, Dolphin, Whale, Orca or Sea Turtle

| Published On February 7, 2017
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Adopt a Shark, Dolphin, Whale, Orca or Sea Turtle

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Adopt a sea turtle — or shark, blue whale, orca, clownfish, dolphin and a number of other animals dependent on the ocean. Trust us — it's a better gift than candy, flowers or balloons. (In fact, please don't buy any balloons.)

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Looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your favorite scuba diver? Sure, you could give candy or flowers, but adopting a sea turtle or other marine animal on Oceana's website helps the conservation agency continue its important work.


Visit the Oceana Marine Wildlife Adoption and Gift Center.


Many of the world’s most iconic creatures like sharks, sea turtles and whales rely on the ocean for their habitat and food, but they need our help to keep their critical habitat healthy — and the marine conservation group Oceana needs your help to do this. Adopting a sea creature is the perfect gift for friends and family, and supports Oceana’s critical work protecting the oceans and the endangered animals that call the ocean home. And unless you're giving your special someone an engagement ring this Valentine's Day, you can avoid shopping for gifts that won't have nearly as lasting an impact.

Adoptions are available starting at $30, but at the $50 level, you’ll get a stuffed animal toy. And you want a stuffed animal, don't you? Oceana has adoptions for sea turtles, blue whales, orcas, dolphins, penguins, polar bears, clownfish, sharks and more.

Oceana stuffed animal toys

How cute are they???? For $50, your adoption certificate comes with a plush stuffed animal toy. Visit Oceana's site to see all of them. They're pretty darn cute.

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LOVE MARINE CREATURES AS MUCH AS WE DO? DISCOVER THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO ENCOUNTER THEM!

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stuffed shark toy

Our personal favorite — the plush stuffed shark toy.

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OCEANA’S MISSION

How Your Adoption Saves Sharks: Oceana is working internationally to protect and restore shark populations. Your donation will help us push for true shark finning bans, species-specific shark management and reduced deaths through bycatch. The loss of sharks will have devastating and unpredictable consequences for ocean ecosystems.

How Your Adoption Saves Sea Turtles: Oceana is dedicated to the protection and restoration of sea turtle populations in the world's oceans. Your donation will support our campaign to reduce sea turtle bycatch in fisheries and protect sea turtle habitat.

How Your Adoption Helps Save Dolphins: Oceana works to protect marine mammals such as dolphins from being caught as bycatch in commercial fisheries. Your donation will also help support our work on Capitol Hill to promote clean energy and protect our coasts from oil pollution.

How Your Adoption Helps Protect Orcas: Orcas and other marine creatures are susceptible to toxins in the water, such as oil and other pollution. Oceana works to protect marine mammals such as orcas from harm by advocating for clean, safe energy solutions.