Tag: Seal release

Mother’s Day Seal Release Planned!

May 5, 2016 gray seal

Sealvester Stallone and Vin Dieseal  are headed back into action! This weekend they will be starring in their final adventure with NMLC, they are both being released! “Sealvester Stallone,” a weanling gray seal, was brought to us March 18 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Stallone was found on Gooseberry Island and was critically dehydrated, […]

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Easter Weekend Seal Release!

Mar 31, 2016 Frank Sealnatra

Frank Sealnatra, a harp seal weanling, was released just in time for Easter! Frank was rescued late February of this year in cooperation with the IFAW Marine Mammal Rescue Team. What started out as a typical Harp seal case of being underweight and dehydrated accompanied with seal lice, became more complicated upon discovering he had pneumonia caused […]

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NMLC’s First Round of 2015 Summer Pups Return Home to the Ocean

Sep 13, 2015 harbor seal

On Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 the National Marine Life Center’s staff, volunteers, and interns were joined by a crowd of about 500 supporters to send three seal patients back into the wild. Harbor seals Basil, Juniper, and Sea Salt checked out of rehab at about 6p.m. and were transported to Scusset Beach State Reservation to […]

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The Call of the Wild

Jul 14, 2015 Cilantro

Hi, my name is Kaila and I’m calling from the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay. Is there a manager available that I can speak with? At this point, I’ve memorized the precise words to say. I know exactly how to call a business, ask for the manager, intrigue them with a description of the […]

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A Day Working on the Animal Care Team

Jul 7, 2015 Cilantro

July 6, 2015 This is a blog about one of my days working on the Animal Care team. You would assume every day would be the same – prep feeds, tubing and restraining the animals, cleaning the facilities, etc. However I’ve been surprised with how each day brings something new. Today I was assigned the […]

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Cilantro is Going Home!

Jul 3, 2015 Cilantro

Join us as we send Cilantro back home to the ocean! Release Details When:  Monday, July 6, 2015 Approximate Time:  7:00 PM Where:  Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sandwich, MA Cilantro, a weanling male grey seal, stranded on South Beach in Chatham, MA on May 2, 2015. He was rescued by the International Fund for Animal […]

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Kennedy is back in the surf!

Feb 19, 2015 harbor seal

It was your typical January day – bright, windy and cold, on Saturday the 31st in the heart of the morning at 10:30 AM – when our female weanling harbor seal, Kennedy, was released over at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich, MA. Background information on Kennedy can be found here. Kennedy was a tougher […]

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Kennedy is going home!

Jan 28, 2015 harbor seal

After three months of intensive rehabilitation, Kennedy is going home! The public is invited to witness her release. Details: When: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Time: 10:30 am Place: Scusset Beach State Reservation, 20 Scusset Beach Road, Sandwich, MA Kennedy is a weanling female harbor seal that stranded October 14, 2014 in Rye, NH. She was […]

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Scout is going home!

Dec 9, 2014 harbor seal

We are pleased to announce Scout is going home! Details: What: Seal Release – Scout Where: Scusset Beach State Reservation, 20 Scusset Beach Road, Sandwich, MA Time: 10:00 am *** All Welcome to Attend! *** Scout is a weanling male harbor seal that stranded at Sandy Neck Beach on Cape Cod on October 10. He […]

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3 Seals are Heading Back to the Wild!

Sep 11, 2014 Barclay

It’s time to celebrate! The National Marine Life Center is releasing three rehabilitated seals tomorrow morning, Friday, September 12, at 10:00 am at Scusset Beach, and the public is invited to observe the release. “Barclay” is a male harbor seal pup that stranded in Maine on May 18, 2014. He was rescued by Marine Mammals […]

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