National Marine Life Center

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Apr 30, 2009

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...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on May 1, 2009

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...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on May 1, 2009

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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