The Inside Scoop
To investigate what is really going on inside we took Patty to WHOI for another CAT scan, so what did the ‘cat’ have to say about the turtle ?
There is a new shell forming under the pink tissue we call the pseudo-shell, this is good news but at this point the new shell is not [...]
National Marine Life Center is seeking four summer interns to help with education!
The National Marine Life Center is seeking four summer interns to help with education. Applications including cover letter, resume and one letter of reference are due March 31, 2010 at 5pm. Applications can be emailed, faxed or dropped off.
Click here for pdf internship announcement
We had two wonderful interns for the summer of 2009. Our two [...]
Thanks Tobey Hospital !
The Animal Care staff is very grateful to the generous donation of a Narkomed anesthesia unit from Tobey Hospital and particularly for the help from Robert Casmira to coordinate this effort. This fully functional unit, while no longer the state-of-the-art for human anesthesia, is more advanced then the vast majority of veterinary units and has [...]
Shell Game
Patty continues to loose aspects of her top shell, called the carapace, secondary to the damage caused by the exposure to freezing temperatures almost a year ago. The delayed tissue lost is a consequence of micro-vascular damage and a lost of blood flow to the shell (avascular necrosis) which resulted in bone death. Patty is [...]
Junior Tech Workshops Engage, Excite, and (dare we say it?) Educate
This February Vacation Week, we welcomed nine students from throughout Barnstable and Plymouth counties to participate in “Turtle T.L.C. & Seal S.O.S.” Created with Jr. TECH, a program of the Cape Cod Technology Council, the workshop aims to promote “STEM” skills while teaching kids about marine animal rehabililitation.
STEM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math” [...]
February Vacation Week at NMLC
This February Vacation week at the National Marine Life Center, there is something for everyone!
Weekdays at 11 am, we offer an update about our patients and the opportunity to visit our headstarting diamondback terrapin hatchlings and red bellied cooter hatchlings. Free, suitable for all ages.
Weekdays at 2 pm, we offer “Fins and Flippers” club where [...]
For the love of turtles (and seals and dolphins and…)
JOIN US on Saturday, February 13, 10 am – 2 pm, for our Open House celebrating turtles and other marine life!
Explore the Marine Animal Discovery Center, make a marine animal valentine, enjoy arts and crafts and games and refreshments, tour our new marine animal hospital. Visit Patty the Diamondback Terrapin and meet the eight red-bellied [...]
Ultrasound for Patty
Today, Dr. Williams performed an ultrasound scan on Patty in order to assess her liver and urinary bladder. Patty’s infected shell requires antibiotics, however these medications can be hard on the liver. In order to watch for liver damage, Dr. Williams periodically draws blood samples and submits them for testing. He uses ultrasound to image [...]
Filming at the National Marine Life Center!
The National Marine Life Center was a film set today as DGA Productions from Watertown, MA filmed a promotional video for us. Interesting lighting transformed ordinary spaces into brilliant backdrops for interviews of NMLC volunteers and staff. Thank you to Jan Maliszewski, Michael Andrus, and Aaron Frutman for your expert videography and for making the [...]
Chemistry, Art, & Two Guys from Wisconsin
In researching various floor coatings, we considered a variety of products. We looked at the “do it yourself” versions of garage floor coatings, as well as several products applied by contractors. One of our biggest challenges was the need to coat the floor in February in Massachusetts. Cape Cod isn’t the coldest place on earth [...]
