Category: Animals


Sugar Undergoes an Eye Procedure

harbor seal

On Tuesday, September 26th, Sugar – one of our maternally dependent harbor seal pup patients – underwent a minor eye surgery. This was decided upon after multiple courses of treatments for ocular lesions in her right eye showed no signs of improvement. The primary lesion was likely caused by a viral infection, Phocine Herpes Virus […]

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Patient Update: September 26th

Androscoggin

Seals:                               Androscoggin “Andy”, Piscataqua “Cat”, Chicopee, and Pawcatuck “Tuck” The Tank 2 crew are all doing very well with no significant changes to their health. They are all steadily gaining weight, Cat (bottom right) and Andy (top left) weighed in […]

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Patient Update: September 12th

Androscoggin

Seals:                         Androscoggin “Andy” and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy (Bottom) and Cat (Top) are both doing incredibly well with no recent health changes. We at the National Marine Life Center have taken additional samples for testing to determine whether or not our animals have been […]

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Patient Update: September 5th, 2018

Androscoggin

Patient Update: September 5, 2018 Seals:                         Androscoggin “Andy” and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy (bottom foreground) and Cat (top) are doing exceptionally well with no recent changes to their health. Despite meeting all requirements essential for a release to the wild, they are still in […]

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Patient Update: August 23rd

Allagash

Patient Update: August 23rd Seals:                                             Charles, Parker, Allagash, Magalloway, Nemasket, Moose-These six rehabilitated harbor seal pups (in order from the top: Charles, Parker, Allagash, Magalloway, Nemasket (left), Moose (right)) were released on August […]

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Patient Update: August 9th

Allagash

Patient Update: August 9th Seals:                             Charlie, Parker, Moose, Nemi-All four of our seals in DJF (in order from the top: Charlie, Nemi, Parker, Moose) are doing very well, as they have all reached the weight necessary for release, and they have […]

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Patient Update: August 2nd

Patient Update: August 2nd Seals:                 Charles “Charlie”-Charlie is doing very well, and it is because of this that he underwent a pre-release exam on Tuesday to ensure he is in the proper condition for release! The only area of concern during the exam was the lesions present […]

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Seals are Affected by Climate Change

climate change

It is proven that the Earth’s overall temperature is increasing. This is causing a rapid decrease in the amount of both land and sea ice throughout the globe. Many seals, including Arctic fur seals and harp seals, depend on this ice for resting, mating, and giving birth to their offspring. This ice is also a […]

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Patient Update: July 26th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 26th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”-Charlie (above center) is doing well this week with no significant changes. We have noticed some mild lesions on his rear flippers that could be the result of dermatitis. We will monitor that condition and take further action if necessary. Charlie is continuing […]

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Patient Update: July 19th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 19th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”-Charlie (above middle) continues to do well, with no significant changes this past week. He is thoroughly enjoying his time in DJF; so much so, that we rarely see him out of the water. This is good, because we know he is developing […]

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