The process should be an easier one given the reunion with Kim Terrell. The animals will spend the next several weeks familiarizing themselves with their new ocean habitat and trainers. In fact, to watch their behaviour, you would think they have lived here all their lives.” “I am so happy to report that all six of the animals are comfortable, eating, swimming and relaxing in their new habitat. “The transport went really well,” said Kim Terrell, Marine Mammal Director for Dolphin Encounters for ten years. The sea lion habitat at Dolphin Encounters is extremely large and far exceeds all international requirements. Having all been born under human care, this is the first time the animals have ever been in an ocean environment. They were transported by boat from Nassau to Blue Lagoon Island where they were introduced to their new all-natural ocean habitat and join the other Bahamas animal life. The sea lions arrived by private charter transport from Sea World Orlando where they had been living and generously been taken care of post-Katrina. Kim Terrell with PJ at the Marine Life Oceanarium in 1994 Animals ReunitedĪfter surviving Hurricane Katrina and the destruction of their former home and sea lion habitat at Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi just over one year ago, six California Sea Lions (five females and one male) joined the marine mammal family at Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island.
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