Author: Intern
Farewell…
Tomorrow is my last day at NMLC. I wish I’d had more time here. I’ve learned a lot in a short period of time, but there’s so much more to learn. I’ve done things I didn’t expect to do. Of course, handling sea turtles was an amazing experience. It’s amazing how endearing an animal can […]
All Hands on Deck!
Hello! I suppose I should introduce myself. I’m Danielle, a new intern from Tufts. I am getting my master’s in Animals and Public Policy on the North Grafton campus. Unfortunately, my internship will only be for the month of January, but I’m learning a lot, very quickly. I’ve worked extensively with animals, but never with […]
Greetings from Costa Rica!
Greetings from Parismina, Costa Rica! It has been an amazing first week here on the Caribbean coast. I am currently volunteering at a sea turtle conservation program through the International Volunteer Headquarters organization and we are working with Leatherbacks, the largest species of sea turtle. Leatherback sea turtles are considered the most critically endangered species […]
Weekly Update
Off to a good start this week! Veterinarian Dr. Rogers Williams came in today for the weekly rounds and was able to check up on Barclay, our harbor seal pup, Cherry, Gage, and North Star, our three Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, and Tide, our loggerhead sea turtle. Blood work was taken on the Kemp’s ridleys, […]
Feet, Fins, and Flippers 5K Race
On behalf of everyone at the National Marine Life Center, we would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Bourne community for helping to make this year’s “Feet, Fins, and Flippers 5K” a success. Over 260 runners, walkers, sponsors, and supporters stepped up to help our finned and flippered friends! Participants ranged from experienced racers seeking […]
This Weeks Update
It was an exciting week here at the National Marine Life Center as the whole team was hard at work! I would like to start out by saying how grateful I am to be working with such an enthusiastic team including staff members, volunteers, and fellow interns. Everyone here is truly dedicated in helping to […]
The Fat Lady is Singing
So this is it, my final days working here at NMLC. For those of you who might not know me, I signed on with NMLC as the fall/winter intern and have been working here on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays since September. Before I started my internship here, my only significant accomplishment was graduating from college. […]
The Ridley in the Library with the Candlestick, right?
Did you know that the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was at one time considered the most mysterious turtle of the Gulf coast? According to prominent sea turtle naturalist Archie Carr, the ridley was maddeningly perplexing. Recently I have been reading Dr. Carr’s accounts of his experiences searching for sea turtles throughout the Gulf coast and […]
Sea Turtle Surprise
Before I started interning with NMLC I had never before considered working with sea turtles. It’s not that I did not like turtles but more simply that my attention was drawn to the flashiness of marine mammals. However, now that I have been working with the Kemps and Tide for a few months, I have […]
On new experiences
I‘m far from the most eloquent writer out there, which is why I don’t post much on this website. However, with the other interns wrapping up their summer experiences with one last post, it seemed appropriate to write something. Saturday was the last day of my internship with the National Marine Life Center. This summer […]