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Mermaid Ball Just A Month Away
This is a just a friendly reminder to brush off your formal wear or get your costumes ready because the 6th annual Mermaid Ball is coming up very fast. The event will be held on August 17th, 2013 starting at 6pm which means it is just over one month away. If you act now you […]
Common Dolphon Necropsy- An Interns Experience
Common Dolphins, also refereed to as Saddleback Dolphins, are one of many cetaceans that inhabit coastal New England. Cetaceans are streamlined and typically have a dorsal fin on the center of their back. They do not posses external ear flaps or hair. Common Dolphins are a part of the family Delphinidae, the largest cetacean family. […]
2nd Grade Class Raises $150 for NMLC!
The second grade class in room A312 at Forestdale School in Malden, MA raised $150 for the National Marine Life Center . Inspired by a sea turtle unit they were doing in class, the 21 students joined together to make a display to share their knowledge, raise awareness and encourage people to donate in whatever […]
Patient Update: July
LUCKY, the gray seal Lucky, a juvenile male gray seal, was transferred to NMLC on May 30, 2013 by the New England Aquarium. He stranded in Gloucester, MA, and after a few days of monitored observation of his health on the beach, the New England Aquarium picked him up on May 30. Lucky came to […]
The NMLC Wish List
NMLC is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) rehabilitation and release hospital for the treatment of stranded sea turtles and seals, with future plans to expand to treat dolphins, porpoises, and small whales. Our Facebook page is updated weekly with a Wish List Item of the Week. As our animal hospital expands and we receive more patients, […]
Townsend Appreciation Day!
Today is Townsend Appreciation Day at the National Marine Life Center! We’ll have special activities throughout the day to learn more about Townsend, about seals, and to celebrate his release. We’ll also be giving “behind-the-scenes” tours of our marine animal hospital. All education program proceeds and other Discovery Center donations for the day will be […]
Turtle Release in Maryland!
Our last four sea turtles are on their way home! Topsy, Gerald, Betsy, and Ernest are on their way to warmer Maryland waters where they will be released back into the ocean. This week, Dr. Williams conducted one last health check and approved the turtles for release. Animal Care Coordinator Kate Shaffer applied flipper tags […]
NMLC Patients Featured in Gallery X Art Show!
Gallery X in New Bedford recently opened a new exhibition, Beneath the Surface: A Celebration of Marine Life. The show honors and immortalizes the sea’s beautiful creatures through artists’ interpretation. Curating the show are Susan Hauck and Kelly Zelen. In addition to the show in the main gallery, Gallery X has donated the Frederick Douglass […]
Cool Stuff Dolphins To Kick Off Filming Of Its 2nd Show; children 6-12 urged to audition
Purple Turtle’s television production team will return to Cape Cod and partner once again with the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) to produce Cool Stuff Dolphins. The educational television program and web series’ second installment will include a new cast of kids and host, and will involve viewers in the exciting world of dolphins: The […]
Townsend Passes Final Inspection!
This morning, the NMLC team journeyed to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Computerized Scanning and Imaging Facility for a CT scan (CAT scan, a medical imaging procedure that uses computer-processed x-rays to produce slices of specific areas of the body) for Townsend, our harbor seal. A rarity at best for most seals, this was Townsend’s […]
National Marine Life Center
We would like to take a minute to thank Eversource MA for supporting our mission and once again choosing us as a recipient of their
National Marine Life Center
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
