Animal Rehabilitation Keep The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute 750 Channel View Drive Port Aransas, TX 78373 (361) 749-6793 alicia.walker@utexas.edu

Rescue and rehabilitate wildlife found sick or injured in the area adjacent to and including Mustang, San Jose, and Padre Islands, including the Mission-Aransas National Research Reserve, Corpus Christi Bay and the Upper Laguna Madre.

Release those animals that recover back to their native habtat.

Educate the public about the problems of local wildlife and the increasing human population and development of our coastal area.

Increase our knowledge through association with veterinarians and professional societies of how to treat, house, and release our animal patients using up-to-date wildlife rehabilitation techinques to increase our release success rates.

Improve our facilities so that we can safely house and treat turtles and birds year-round, independent of seasonal climate changes.

Edith S. McAllister Animal Rehabilitation Keep