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Murder & Comedy To Raise Funds for Marine Life Hospital
The National Marine Life Center is delighted to announce a murder mystery dinner fundraiser, taking place at Mezza Luna, 253 Main Street, Buzzards Bay on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The play, Murder “Seals” the Deal, was created specifically for the event, inspired by the Marine Life Center’s mission and commitment — but pushing some comic […]
Upcoming Release: Major Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan
The National Marine Life Center is please to announce that Major Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan has been cleared for release by our attending veterinarian and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The release event will take place on Sunday January 13th, 2013 at 10am at Scussett Beach at the end of Scussett Beach Rd in Sagamore, MA, […]
Marine Animal Adoption Packages Now Available! Great Holiday Gift!
Just in time for the holidays the National Marine Life Center is excited to launch its new marine animal adoption program. You can select one of our current marine animal patients to adopt for a loved one or yourself this holiday season. This is the perfect gift for the animal lover, conservationist, or person who […]
Meet the Turtles!
Eight new Kemp’s ridley sea turtle patients have arrived at the National Marine Life Center, thus marking another milestone as the first sea turtles in our new marine animal hospital. All eight animals stranded on Cape Cod beaches this November suffering from having been cold-stunned. Cold-stunning is a form of severe hypothermia that impacts these […]
CT scans at WHOI diagnose ear infection in Townsend
On the surface, Townsend the harbor seal looks healthy. He is active, alert, eating, and of good body weight. Unfortunately, as with many wild animals, his demeanor hides a serious illness. As we reported last month, shortly after arrival we noticed a discharge coming from Townsend’s left ear. We feared this could mean he had […]
New Seal Patient Admitted: Major Margaret “Hotlips” Houlihan
Our newest patient, a young female harbor seal pup, was admitted to the National Marine Life Center’s animal hospital on Monday, November 12th. She was found by the Army Corps of Engineers along the Cape Cod Canal in serious condition, was picked up by the International Fund For Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue Team […]
Shoutout to Kids Who Care
Kids (of all ages!) are responding to Townsend, sending get well notes, and making donations to help. Thank you! This week, we’d like to extend a special thank you to Ashley, who sent this note along with a gift of money. We’d also like to thank Mrs. Milot’s fourth grade class from St. Margaret Regional […]
Patient Update – Townsend
It’s been a busy two weeks with our new patient – Townsend – the first in our new marine animal hospital. As with any new facility, we’re finding ourselves making adjustments and improvements to our facilities and procedures even as we carry out Townsend’s daily care and treatment regime. To recap, Townsend is a juvenile […]
First Patient in the New Hospital – Townsend the Seal!
We are pleased to announce the first patient in our new marine animal hospital – Townsend the harbor seal! Townsend is a juvenile male harbor seal that stranded September 6 on Old Orchard Beach in Maine suffering from respiratory distress and cuts to his face and chin. He was rescued by NOAA Fisheries and transported […]
“Seal the Deal” Community Yard Sale
Now that National Marine Life Center (NMLC) is approved to once again rehabilitate seal patients we need help raising money to support their care. Feeding, cleaning up after, and supporting the medical care of our fuzzy friends can get a bit expensive. The National Marine Life Center will be Hosting a “Seal the Deal” Community […]