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Turtle Release: Eight Kemp’s Ridleys Go Home
During the brutal winter months of 2016-2017, over 450 Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles stranded throughout Massachusetts due to “cold stunning,” otherwise known as severe hypothermia. At the National Marine Life Center, we help rehabilitate these turtles in hopes of restoring their population numbers since Kemp’s Ridley turtles are not only one of the smallest, but also […]
Interactions between Sharks and Seals off the coast of Cape Cod
One of the big draws for tourists to the Cape over the past few years has been the ever growing Grey Seal population. This has also attracted another kind of visitor to the waters off Cape Cod: the Great White Shark! Great White populations off the coast of the Cape have increased significantly over the […]
Strandings: Harbor Seals vs. Grey Seals
With Harbor Seal pup season in full swing at the National Marine Life Center, many visitors have been curious about why seals strand. Between the four species of seals that can be found within our harbor, harbor seals and grey seals are the two we primarily rehabilitate. During the different seasons of the year, stranding […]
The Importance of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Enacted by Congress in October of 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) is extremely important for the conservation of many marine mammal species. At the time of the law’s creation, there was scientific consensus that the human impact on marine ecosystems was concerning. The populations of marine mammals like seals, whales and porpoises were […]
Meet Sealbert, Seally, and Giseale!
On June 6, 2017, the National Marine Life Center welcomed two new harbor seal pups, bringing us to ten seals! Continuing our Sealebrity theme, our two new pups are named Sealbert Einstein and Seally Ride. On June 20, 2017, NMLC welcomed our eleventh harbor seal pup, GIseale Bundchen. All three pups were determined to be […]
Meet Our Four New Rambunctious Pups!
Sealvia Earle is our fifth harbor seal pup of this year’s harbor seal pupping season! She is named after Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist, author, lecturer, and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Sealvia was picked up in Middle Hardwood Island, ME and brought to NMLC by Allied Whale at the College of the Atlantic. She was admitted […]
NMLC Co-op Reflection – Amy
Picture this: you’re sitting at your desk in your dorm room completing your pile of homework with your roommate next to you when you check your email and find an offer letter from the National Marine Life Center. I am a student at Northeastern University and I am almost done with my first co-op here at […]
Reflecting on Co-op – Ali
When I started thinking about the kind of co-op I wanted I had no idea where I would end up. I knew I wanted to work with animals, but once I started typing what I was looking for into the co-op search portal the job listings disappeared with every added criteria until I was left […]
Join Us for the Tenth Annual Mermaid Ball
It is that time of year again! For the past ten years our wonderful staff and volunteers have planned and organized the Mermaid Ball. Along with the generous donations and support from our community and sponsors, we have been able to raise funds to rehabilitate our seal and turtle patients back into nature. The event […]
Rachel Carseal and Ralph Waldo Emerseal are here!
Rachel Carseal, our third harbor pup seal of the 2017 harbor seal pupping season, was named after the legendary marine biologist, environmentalist, and writer Rachel Carson. After being stranded on Chebeague Island, Maine, the Marie Mammals of Maine brought her to us on May 23rd for examination and rehabilitation. She came in weighting 8.7 kg […]
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It's Wednesday ya'll, so you know we are back with another #wishlistwednesday posting! The items that made their way to the top of the list
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We're just one month away from the 2024 Cape Cod Wildlife Festival! Come join us Saturday, September 14th at the Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife