Pilot Whale Stranding Underscores Need For NMLC Hospital

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A mass pilot whale stranding on Cape Cod Bay in July 2002 dramatically underscores the critical need for the new marine animal hospital rising today at the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay.  Located on the Cape Cod Canal, the gateway to North America’s most active stranding hotspot, this NMLC hospital will offer the only lifesaving option in the region for rehabilitating these precious marine creatures and restoring them live and healthy back to the ocean.  For instance, the large NMLC cetacean tank will be able to accommodate the mother and the young pilot whale calf you’ll meet in this video clip.  Take a virtual journey back in time to witness first hand a massive pilot whale stranding in the tidal flats south of Lieutenant Island in Wellfleet.  Then, imagine this event in the near future when we have the facility, the equipment and the team right here on Cape Cod to write a different and happier ending; that is, if we have the heart and the will to make it happen.