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Townsend Appreciation Day!
Today is Townsend Appreciation Day at the National Marine Life Center! We’ll have special activities throughout the day to learn more about Townsend, about seals, and to celebrate his release. We’ll also be giving “behind-the-scenes” tours of our marine animal hospital. All education program proceeds and other Discovery Center donations for the day will be […]
Turtle Release in Maryland!
Our last four sea turtles are on their way home! Topsy, Gerald, Betsy, and Ernest are on their way to warmer Maryland waters where they will be released back into the ocean. This week, Dr. Williams conducted one last health check and approved the turtles for release. Animal Care Coordinator Kate Shaffer applied flipper tags […]
NMLC Patients Featured in Gallery X Art Show!
Gallery X in New Bedford recently opened a new exhibition, Beneath the Surface: A Celebration of Marine Life. The show honors and immortalizes the sea’s beautiful creatures through artists’ interpretation. Curating the show are Susan Hauck and Kelly Zelen. In addition to the show in the main gallery, Gallery X has donated the Frederick Douglass […]
Cool Stuff Dolphins To Kick Off Filming Of Its 2nd Show; children 6-12 urged to audition
Purple Turtle’s television production team will return to Cape Cod and partner once again with the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) to produce Cool Stuff Dolphins. The educational television program and web series’ second installment will include a new cast of kids and host, and will involve viewers in the exciting world of dolphins: The […]
Townsend Passes Final Inspection!
This morning, the NMLC team journeyed to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Computerized Scanning and Imaging Facility for a CT scan (CAT scan, a medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed x-rays to produce slices of specific areas of the body) for Townsend, our harbor seal. A rarity at best for most seals, this was Townsend’s […]
Townsend Needs Your Help! Funding for SPOT Tag Prior to Release
Townsend is a juvenile male harbor seal that stranded on September 6, 2012 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine suffering from respiratory distress and cuts to his face and chin. He was transferred to us from the University of New England’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center on October 9, 2012. Upon arrival, discharge was observed from Townsend’s left ear. […]
Meet Our New Patient: Lucky the Gray Seal
Lucky is a male gray seal weanling, rescued from Gloucester by the New England Aquarium after being monitored several days. Admitted on May 30th, he arrived with wounds on his flippers, severe dehydration and was severely underweight. This past Tuesday he underwent his first weekly “rounds” exam. Although he is still in poor condition, through use of antibiotics, […]
Howland’s Release on Scusset Beach is a Success
On Tuesday, June 4th, at 6pm, the sun lit up the sky beautifully, a light pink dusk lurking in the midst. Cars piled into the parking lot of Scusset Beach, with the noticeable royal blue t-shirts of the NMLC staff scattered throughout, informing the crowd of Howland’s incredible progress over the past six weeks and […]
2013 Red Bellied Cooter Turn-In Measures Progress in MA
On Thursday, May 30th, endangered red bellied cooters from across the state gathered at the National Marine Life Center for their annual “turn-in”: a culmination of the Head-Start program. The Head-Start program works with local conservation organizations, such as NMLC, who welcome hatchlings in the fall and provide warm water and food for 8 months to promote […]
2013 Feet, Fins and Flippers 5K Recap
The NMLC would like to thank everyone who came to the National Marine Life Center’s 2013 Feet Fins and Flippers 5K! Despite the chilly weather, we had an amazing turnout. We are so thankful for the dedication of those who support NMLC! The race began promptly at 9am, with some finishing in less than 18 […]