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The Spirit of the Season
We have received such nice letters and notes of support along with your year-end donations. Thank you! One of our favorites was the following, from donors in North Truro. “December 29, 2009 “Friends, “Our family decided many years ago that we would step decisively away from the commercial aspects of Christmas. We agreed that we […]
Artist donates proceeds from fish prints to benefit NMLC!
“31 inch striper on black paper” by Joe Higgins, Fished Impressions Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Check out these beautiful fish prints by artist Joe Higgins. According to Joe, fish prints – or “gyotaku” – have their roots in 19th century Japan when fishermen would record their catch by coating the fish with […]
All I want for Christmas is for the climate to improve.
In case you haven’t seen it, there are some interesting comments in response to the postings on marine animals and climate change. One of my favorite is from 11-year old Mia. She writes: “…all i want for christmas is for the climate to improve.i try to get people to recyle more things and use less […]
Seals and Climate Change
Finally I thought about seals. Seals are adaptable. Seals can handle temperature variation. Sounds good so far! Many seals depend on the ice for pupping…. uh oh. According to a Climate Institute report by Luisanna Carillo-Rubio, harp seal pups are already dying due to lack of sea ice on which they rest. Additionally, seals’ prey […]
Whales and Dolphins and Climate Change
So then I started wondering – what about cetaceans? Heck, wouldn’t a whale, dolphin, or porpoise love climate change? More water, warmer water, more places to forage. Turns out, that’s not the case…. According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society: “Changes in sea temperature, freshening of seawater, sea level rise, loss of icy polar […]
Sea Turtles and Climate Change
As this week’s United Nations Convention on Climate Change wraps up in Copenhagen, I thought it would be worthwhile to consider the effects of climate change on sea turtles. According to the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, who recently completed a report on the topic and presented it in Copenhagen, sea turtles are impacted by climate […]
Turtles and now dolphins highlight the need for the National Marine Life Center
Over the past several weeks, Cape Cod has been inundated by stranded, cold-stunned sea turtles in what is being described as one of the largest years to date. Now, the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research group reports that dolphin strandings are also on the rise. In the past week they’ve […]
Record Number of Sea Turtle Strandings
According to the Cape Cod Times, a record number of sea turtles stranded yesterday. The National Marine Life Center would like to be able to help the MassAudubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (authorized beach respondants) and the New England Aquarium (authorized intensive care unit) by opening our new sea turtle ward to these severely debilitated […]
Join us for Holiday Splash!
Join us next Saturday, December 12, 12-2 pm, for our Holiday Splash open house! Make a marine animal ornament to decorate your tree. Enjoy arts and crafts and and games and refreshments. Tour our new marine animal hospital! Suggested donation: $5/person, members FREE. Become a member on Holiday Splash and get a free gift with […]
Coming out of their shell….
When the little diamondback terrapin hatchlings arrived several weeks ago, they were pretty quiet. They spent a lot of time huddled inside their shells in the corners of their tanks. Now, however, they seem to be coming out of their shells! Each is exploring his or her environment. Each seems to be feeling more comfortable […]