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Having that lump checked
Patty, our diamondback terrapin who lost her top shell due to being exposed to freezing conditions on Cape Cod almost one year ago, had a minor procedure to have a lump checked. The mass was felt on a physical exam and confirmed on CT, but the exact nature of the mass is uncertain. A soft […]
Where in the world: Dr. Rogers Travels: Provincetown Town, Cape Cod
Dr. Williams traveled to the tip of Cape Cod to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies last week to talk on One Health, the role of the National Marine Life Center and the implications for improving the health of stranded marine animals, the environment, and human health as well. The talk was sponsored by the […]
Thank You Volunteers! – Our Trustees
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to take a moment to thank and honor our governing volunteers – our Board of Trustees. The Board works tirelessly to advance the mission of the National Marine Life Center. They govern the organization and strategically plan for our future. While they often work “behind the scenes”, […]
Thank You Volunteers! – In Our Backyard
It’s National Volunteer Week! Today we’d like to thank the volunteers who come to us from the schools in our back yard. We are fortunate to be part of a community with wonderful schools that value community service. Students from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and the Cape Cod Community […]
Thank You Volunteers! – Community Service
It’s National Volunteer Week! Today we’d like to thank all the Community Service volunteers who have helped us over the years. The National Marine Life Center has been blessed with over 300 community service volunteers who have donated their time for a specific project. Some have participated in a work day while others have done […]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Top 10
It’s National Volunteer Week, and all of our volunteers are TOP to us! For the purposes of this post, we’d like to thank and recognize the volunteers with the highest number of hours in 2009. Thank you, NMLC Volunteers, for all the hours you donate to help save endangered and protected marine animals, advance science, […]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Interns ROCK!
It’s National Volunteer Week! We’d like to thank and recognize all our wonderful volunteers and in particular, in this post, our interns! The National Marine Life Center welcomed our first interns during the summer of 2006. Since then, students from colleges both near and far have joined us during the summer to help with education, […]
Thank You Volunteers! – All that they do
It’s National Volunteer Week, and time to honor and celebrate the remarkable contributions of volunteers. Volunteers are the life-blood of the National Marine Life Center. They are involved in our programs, including animal care, science, and education. They provide support services such as administration and marketing. They’ve even helped to build our new marine animal […]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Our Founders
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to take a moment to thank, honor, and remember our original volunteers – our founders. The National Marine Life Center was founded in 1995 by a group of Cape Codders concerned about the significant number of stranded animals in and around Cape Cod, and the absence of […]
Where in the World: Shepherdstown, WV
Dr. Williams traveled to the National Marine Animal Stranding Conference in West Virgina along with Kathy, Brian, and over 200 national and international experts involved in marine animal stranding response. Dr. Williams taught a laboratory session on parasites in marine animals, presenting findings of middle ear disease in seals, and introduced three posters: common parasites […]
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Mondays are better when you're in the pool! Cherry Garcia continues to do well. He is still undergoing treatment for the abscesses in his rear
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It's time for #sealSunday! 🦭
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It’s been a while since we last checked in with open fracture case, Banana Split, so here’s where we are at: Banana Split has progressed