Author: Zachary L


A Day in the Life of an Intern – The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

Kemp's ridley sea turtle

This year there was a large number of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles stranded due to cold stunning. Over 1,200 turtles on Cape Cod! As an intern at the National Marine Life Center, this meant the opportunity for me to help with the rehabilitation of a critically endangered sea turtle – an animal that I may […]

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A Day in the Life of an Intern – Small Turtles

box turtle

As a volunteer or intern at the National Marine Life Center, you get a unique chance to interact with many different species of turtles – including endangered species. You get the opportunity to feed and care for many species that you normally would never have the opportunity to interact with. The Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Turtle […]

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