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Katie Moore, Deputy Vice President of Rescue, explains how supporters like you have helped her team develop new techniques to give more stranded dolphins a second chance at life in the wild oceans. “I’ll never forget my first stranding response. It was November 1998 and our team responded to three stranded dolphins. It was incredibly cold and the edge of the water was becoming slushy. We did our best to rescue the animals, but we didn’t know as much back then. In the end, only one was released and was later found dead. It was a hard day. “20 years later we found ourselves back on the same beach responding to four live stranded dolphins. But, this was an amazing day! “This time we managed to save them. All four were released together (a key part of the rescue process), one with a satellite tag, which will help us track the animal to check if it is healthy. I cannot express how proud I am. “When I started at IFAW we were a team of two full time staff, one part-time veterinarian, an old truck, and a small group of volunteers. Today, our team has six full-time staff members, one full- time veterinarian, one part-time veterinarian and a highly trained group of 224 volunteers. “When you’re on your knees desperately trying to save the life of a dolphin it can feel daunting. So we celebrate every victory and never give up. With teamwork and perseverance we can make the world a better place for animals and people.” This is how far we’ve come in 20 years thanks to supporters like you, so imaginewhat you could help us do in the next 20 years and beyond. “Our team has pushed the boundaries of marine mammal rescue and we now successfully release over 86% of stranded dolphins. together we can achieve more for animals 6 learnmore when the tide is low, the stakes arehigh formarinemammals