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Brittany’s Week 2
We released Teanna this week. We drove to the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to release her. We got a tour of the facility and got to go behind the scenes and see Teanna weighed, measured, etc. She was also notched so if she was ever caught we would be able to identify her. […]
Purple Turtle Productions Releases Educational Video for NMLC
After three years in the making, Purple Turtle Productions, Inc. along with the National Marine Life Center has launched an exciting, new, educational kids’ program. Cool Stuff: Sea Turtles of the North East is a fun and informative video that takes viewers on an educational tour of the National Marine Life Center. Animated sequences along […]
Bourne Recycling Center Reopens Better Than Ever!
My first weekend in Buzzards Bay, I had the opportunity to become a more educated person by visiting the new and improved Bourne Recycling Center. For those that may not have heard, the Bourne recycling center is opening a new facility, which is really very impressive. As an intern for the NMLC, I’m trying to learn as much as […]
The Critter Tank and the Nitrogen Cycle
At the National Marine Life Center, one of the interns’ responsibilities is taking care of the “critter tank” in the Discovery Center. The critter tank is a great opportunity for kids to come see some of the common coastal animal and plant species that live in Cape Cod. A couple weeks ago, Brittany and I […]
A Bright Future
The past two weeks at the National Marine Life Center have been busy and full of promise. Just as the few days of sun we received were a hint of what the summer has in store, all that has gone on at NMLC recently has shown just how exciting this summer will be as things […]
Gray seals under fire on Cape Cod
Great white sharks may not be the only predators local gray seals are facing this summer. Over the last six weeks, five adult gray seals were found shot on Cape Cod beaches from Dennis to Chatham. Biologists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research team discovered the cases in the […]
Brittany’s Internship Week 1
This week was VERY busy. I started on Monday morning; got the tour of the Discovery center, the hospital and the rest of the building. I met the patients we had at the time, which consisted of Teanna (a Diamondback Terrapin), Catch 22 (a Red-Bellied Cooter) and the 8 Hatchlings that we received through the […]
Energy Fair this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday for an Energy Fair! Enjoy exhibits, hands-on energy activity tables, games, energy craft bracelets, energy DVD presentations, refreshments, many other activities, and special guests. Learn about what YOU can do to save energy, save water, and save our planet! Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011 Time: 10 am – 2 pm Place: […]
Happy World Oceans Day!
JUNE 8 IS WORLD OCEANS DAY! A global celebration of the oceans and the efforts to conserve them The National Marine Life Center is proud to join with hundreds of other educational institutions, conservation organizations, and thousands of individuals in dozens of countries around the world in celebrating World Oceans Day, an opportunity to celebrate […]
Monofilament Recycling Program Underway!
Last week the interns were charged with a new task – emptying the monofilament recycling bins. So far there are two bins in place along the Cape Cod Canal, one near the herring run and the other right behind the National Marine Life Center. The Monofilament Rocovery and Recycling Program (MMRP) is relatively new to […]