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April Vacation Week Activities
Join the National Marine Life Center this April Vacation Week for a variety of fun and educational ocean activities! We’ll be open April 18–26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Our education programs include Little Flippers Club, Marine Animal Medical Mystery, a brand new program called Tending Turtles, and Patient Update. Programs run Monday through Saturday, […]
2015 Sea Turtle Ride to Release
Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a stranding hotspot for critically endangered sea turtles. The geography of the Cape is such that it juts out into the ocean and acts as a hook that traps southbound migrating sea turtles. Once they are trapped in the arm of Cape Cod they are exposed to decreasing water temperatures and […]
Kennedy is back in the surf!
It was your typical January day – bright, windy and cold, on Saturday the 31st in the heart of the morning at 10:30 AM – when our female weanling harbor seal, Kennedy, was released over at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich, MA. Background information on Kennedy can be found here. Kennedy was a tougher […]
“Kempocalypse” T-Shirt Honors an Extraordinary Year!
1,234 sea turtles. Mostly Kemp’s ridleys. People from all over Massachusetts and the country stepping up to help. The 2014-2015 Cape Cod sea turtle stranding season has been unprecedented. Three times the previous maximum number of sea turtles stranded. Most of the turtles have been Kemp’s ridleys, along with a number of loggerheads, greens, and hybrids. […]
A Day in the Life of an Intern – The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
This year there was a large number of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles stranded due to cold stunning. Over 1,200 turtles on Cape Cod! As an intern at the National Marine Life Center, this meant the opportunity for me to help with the rehabilitation of a critically endangered sea turtle – an animal that I may […]
A Day in the Life of an Intern – Small Turtles
As a volunteer or intern at the National Marine Life Center, you get a unique chance to interact with many different species of turtles – including endangered species. You get the opportunity to feed and care for many species that you normally would never have the opportunity to interact with. The Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Turtle […]
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 […]
February Vacation Week Activities
Join the National Marine Life Center this February Vacation Week for a variety of fun and educational ocean activities! We’ll be open February 14–22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Our education programs include Little Flippers Club, Marine Animal Medical Mystery, a brand new program called Endangered Species Exploration, and Patient Update. Programs run […]
For the Love of Turtles Open House
Join us for our February Open House and share your love of turtles! Explore the Discovery Center, write a marine animal valentine, make a marine animal craft, and enjoy games and refreshments. Tour our marine animal hospital and meet our 39 turtle patients. Education programs during the Open House are included with admission. DETAILS: When: […]
Kennedy is going home!
After three months of intensive rehabilitation, Kennedy is going home! The public is invited to witness her release. Details: When: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Time: 10:30 am Place: Scusset Beach State Reservation, 20 Scusset Beach Road, Sandwich, MA Kennedy is a weanling female harbor seal that stranded October 14, 2014 in Rye, NH. She was […]
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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
National Marine Life Center updated their cover photo.
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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