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Discover Marine Life This Summer!
The last two weeks of July will be full of educational excitement at the National Marine Life Center. Dive into the world of marine animal biology and conservation as you spend a week getting to know your favorite seafaring species. Discover how wildlife rehabilitation experts tend turtles, study seals, and doctor dolphins! Learn about sharks, […]
Cape Cod Canal Fest!
The First Annual Cape Cod Canal Fest, a celebration to benefit the National Marine Life Center, will be held July 4th and July 5th at Buzzards Bay Park. Join us for this exciting new event for the Buzzards Bay community and the marine life that call the area home! Expected Events and Attractions: ~ July […]
Congratulations, Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K Participants!
It was a beautiful day for a race! Under crisp, sunny skies, 250 runners and walkers were cheered on by dozens of supporters as they ran, walked, jogged, strolled, and rolled to help marine animals! Thank you to all the runners, walkers, supporters, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who helped make our 2015 Feet, Fins & […]
Welcome 2015 Summer Interns
Another summer is upon us, and with it brings a new batch of summer interns ready to get their feet wet in the fields of marine animal rehabilitation, non-profit management, and public outreach and education. Each year we anxiously await the arrival of our interns as they are an integral part of our team from […]
Shades of Grey Seal
This spring has been filled with many shades of grey in the National Marine Life Center’s marine animal hospital. Grey seals that is. Our staff and volunteers have been working tirelessly to care for six different grey seal cases. Grey seals are known in the hospital for their feisty personalities so with the 2015 herbs and […]
Sassafras’s Release
On March 19th, the National Marine Life Center’s Animal Care Team received a call from our friends at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to see if we had room to potentially take on a new case. NMLC was available to help! After IFAW monitored this young of a year, grey seal for the […]
The Pups Are Coming- Spring Pup “Shower”
This long dreary winter is finally coming to a close, and that means one thing at the National Marine Life Center- the harbor seal pups are on their way. Late April-June is harbor seal pupping season in New England and one of the busiest times for our rehabilitation staff. Each year many pups are abandoned […]
Pepper’s CT Scan
Our grey seal pup, Pepper, was admitted on February 25th, by our friends at the International Fund for Animal Welfare from Sandy Neck Beach, Barnstable, MA. He was collected for rehabilitation due to ear discharge. Dr. Williams confirmed that an ear infection (otitis media) was present in his left ear by radiographs when Pepper was admitted. […]
Sea Turtle #Ride2Release 2015
This marks the second year of the infamous #Ride2Release adventure down to the Florida coast in releasing our Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. This year due to the Kempocalypse of >1200 turtle strandings, we packed the IFAW van to the brim with our Kemp’s – a total of 14 healthy sea animals. A great thanks to […]
Registration is Now Open for the 2015 Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K!
Registration is now OPEN for the 5th annual FEET, FINS, & FLIPPERS 5K! It’s time to get active! Use your FEET to help our FINNED and FLIPPERED friends! Join runners, walkers, and animal-lovers in a 5K run/walk to raise money for the National Marine Life Center! This is a fun, family oriented, pet-friendly event that […]