Rehabilitation
Cape Cod is a stranding hotspot. Hundreds of marine animals strand alive and in need of medical care every year. The National Marine Life Center is meeting that need. Our core mission is to rehabilitate and release stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. We believe that through rehabilitation, we can help individual animals, learn more about marine animal species and wildlife disease, and share...
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Science
Living the majority of their lives in the deep ocean, marine animals are challenging for humans to see and study. The animals undergoing rehabilitation at the National Marine Life Center offer a unique opportunity to learn more about their species, about wildlife health, and ultimately about the health of our oceans. Current research includes investigations of marine animal parasites and case studies of...
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Education
Marine animals make ideal teaching tools. Dolphins, whales, seals, and sea turtles are charismatic and interesting. The ocean depths in which they live are mysterious and exciting. By using marine animals as subject material, National Marine Life Center instructors address topics from biology to physics, writing composition to art, math to technology. Marine animals also make ideal subjects for lessons on...
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Most Recent Articles
Patient Update: September 12th
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy” and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy (Bottom) and Cat (Top) are both doing incredibly well with no...
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Science Education Matters!
“Oh, I hate science,” nine-year-old Sarah* stated matter-of-factly during a recent week long educational program at the National Marine Life Center. “But you’re here!” I said in surprise, “You’re in...
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Football for Flippers Auction Rules
The rules for the Football for Flippers Ticket and Tour Auction are as...
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Seals are Affected by Climate Change
It is proven that the Earth’s overall temperature is increasing. This is...
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My Unconventional Start as an NMLC Summer Intern
As a cadet at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, my last day of school was not...
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Red Bellied Cooters and NMLC
At The National Marine Life Center, we get to take part in a program during the...
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The National Marine Life Center is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) marine animal hospital and science and education center. We rehabilitate and release stranded marine mammals and sea turtles in order to advance science and education in marine wildlife health and conservation.
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