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HELP ORCA ON THE MOVE!

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Hi everybody! I'm Anique and I need your help. Not for myself, but for an organization in Peru called ORCA, which is short for Organization for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals. Already for 12 years ORCA is doing an amazing job in rescuing, rehabilitating and investigating marine mammals like sea lions and dolphins. Earlier this year I went to Peru to volunteer for this organization and I could see with my own eyes that the people from ORCA are really giving everything they have to keep the organization running and to be able to continue doing what they love to do: saving the poor, helpless creatures that strand on the beaches around Lima and later, when they are strong and healthy again, bringing them back to their ocean homes.
There is just a 'little' problem and I discovered this problem the first time there was an emergency call for a stranded sea lion... It was around 11 in the morning when we received the call and I was straight away on my feet to grab all the stuff and go, but then I was told: "take it easy, relax, go to eat something, and be ready in like 2 hours." What?!? 2 HOURS? I couldn't understand. Why? Well, simple. ORCA doesn't have a car. So the car had to come from Lima (one hour drive) and the owner of the car couldn't leave in like one hour. Then we still had to put all the stuff in the car and drive to the beach where the sea lion was. We arrived at that beach around 2.30 pm, so 3.5 hours after the phone call, and guess what: sea lion gone... People scared it by coming to close so it tried to go back to the ocean. But huge waves, strong currents and sharp rocks certainly mean death for an injured and exhausted little sea lion...
It wasn't just once that this happened. Probably many lifes could already have been saved if it would have been possible to act immediately, which means if there was a car. So ORCA NEEDS A CAR!!! Any car that is big enough to fit the kennel would be awesome!
In January I go back to Peru, so I really would like to surprise the people from ORCA with the money for a car. I want to make clear though, that absolutely no money is for my personal use. I already bought my flight ticket and I will cover my own expenses for food and accommodation over there. Everything is for the car, which is of course for saving animals.

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Anique Hoekstra
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