Fundació per a la Conservació i Recuperació d'Animals Marins

The Fundació per a la Conservació i Recuperació d'Animals Marins (CRAM) is a non-profit foundation headquartered in El Prat de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area of Catalonia, Spain. Its mission, as stated on its official website, is to protect marine biodiversity through local actions. The organisation provides clinical care to threatened marine animals that are sick or injured, with the goal of returning them to their natural environment once recovered. It is widely regarded as a reference centre in the Mediterranean for the rescue and rehabilitation of protected marine fauna. CRAM was founded in 1994 in Premià de Mar and moved to its current facilities in El Prat de Llobregat in 2011. Those facilities are equipped with advanced material that has turned its Marine Animal Recovery Centre into a European reference point. The foundation's work spans clinical attention and hospitalisation of sea turtles and birds, active participation in field rescues and assistance for protected marine fauna (sea turtles, cetaceans and elasmobranchs), intervention in sea turtle nesting events, and a head-starting programme for sea turtle hatchlings that supports their monitoring, development and reintroduction. Beyond veterinary and rescue work, CRAM runs scientific and conservation projects and educational activities. Its website highlights the scale of its activity through counters for sea turtles attended, strandings of dolphins and whales assisted, scientific and conservation projects, and people who have participated in its educational activities. The organisation also engages the public through a range of collaboration options: corporate partnerships under the 'Empresas por el mar' programme, an adopt-a-turtle scheme, an 'Amigo del CRAM' membership base, volunteering, one-off and recurring donations, a solidarity shop, a wish list of clinical needs, and Bizum donations. As a non-profit entity, CRAM depends on a combination of volunteers, members, donors, corporate partners and merchandising income. Its team includes veterinary professionals specialised in clinic and rescue work, supported by hundreds of volunteers. The foundation is based at Paseo de la Playa 28-30, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona), and can be reached by general telephone and an education reservations line; emergencies involving marine fauna are directed to the 112 emergency number.

The Fundació per a la Conservació i Recuperació d'Animals Marins (CRAM) was founded in 1994 in Premià de Mar, a coastal town in the Maresme comarca of Catalonia, Spain. From its beginnings it was conceived as a non-profit entity dedicated to caring for threatened marine animals that were sick or injured, with the aim of returning them to their original environment once cured. For its first years the organisation operated from Premià de Mar. In 2011 it moved to its current facilities in El Prat de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. According to the Catalan Wikipedia entry, these facilities were equipped with cutting-edge material that turned its Marine Animal Recovery Centre into a European reference point. The move marked a significant expansion in the foundation's clinical and rehabilitation capacity. Over the following decade CRAM consolidated a broad programme of activities. Its clinical work expanded to include the hospitalisation of sea turtles and birds, active participation in rescues and field assistance for protected marine fauna such as sea turtles, cetaceans and elasmobranchs, intervention in sea turtle nesting events, and a head-starting programme for sea turtle hatchlings that supports their monitoring, development and reintroduction. The foundation also developed scientific and conservation projects and a substantial educational programme, and built a base of hundreds of volunteers who support daily clinical and maintenance tasks. By the 2020s CRAM presented itself as a Mediterranean reference entity in the protection of the marine environment and its species. Its website communicates its mission to protect marine biodiversity through local actions and highlights the scale of its work through counters for sea turtles attended, dolphin and whale strandings assisted, scientific and conservation projects, and participants in educational activities. It also offers multiple avenues for public support, including corporate collaboration through 'Empresas por el mar', an adopt-a-turtle scheme, the 'Amigo del CRAM' membership programme, volunteering, donations, a solidarity shop, a wish list and Bizum donations. The foundation continues to recruit veterinary professionals for its clinic and rescue area, indicating ongoing operational activity.

• 2011

  CRAM moves to its current facilities in El Prat de Llobregat, equipped with advanced material that makes its Marine Animal Recovery Centre a European reference.

• 1994

  CRAM is founded in Premià de Mar, Catalonia, as a non-profit entity for the care of threatened marine animals.

A non-profit, Mediterranean-reference marine wildlife rescue and conservation foundation, funded by donations, memberships, corporate partnerships and volunteering.

• Marine Animal Recovery Centre

  Clinical facility for the hospitalisation and rehabilitation of sea turtles, birds and other protected marine fauna.

• Head-starting programme for sea turtle hatchlings

  Programme supporting the monitoring, development and reintroduction of sea turtle neonates.

• Adopt-a-turtle scheme

  Public can become godparent to one of the resident turtles.

• Empresas por el mar

  Corporate partnership programme involving companies in marine conservation.

• Amigo del CRAM

  Membership programme forming the foundation's social base.

• Solidarity shop

  Merchandising whose proceeds support CRAM's work.

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2. 2Trabaja con nosotros - CRAMcram.org
3. 3Contacto - CRAMcram.org
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5. 5Fundació per a la Conservació i Recuperació d'Animals Marinsca.wikipedia.org