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For the love of turtles (and seals and dolphins and…)
JOIN US on Saturday, February 13, 10 am – 2 pm, for our Open House celebrating turtles and other marine life! Explore the Marine Animal Discovery Center, make a marine animal valentine, enjoy arts and crafts and games and refreshments, tour our new marine animal hospital. Visit Patty the Diamondback Terrapin and meet the eight […]
Ultrasound for Patty
Today, Dr. Williams performed an ultrasound scan on Patty in order to assess her liver and urinary bladder. Patty’s infected shell requires antibiotics, however these medications can be hard on the liver. In order to watch for liver damage, Dr. Williams periodically draws blood samples and submits them for testing. He uses ultrasound to image […]
Filming at the National Marine Life Center!
The National Marine Life Center was a film set today as DGA Productions from Watertown, MA filmed a promotional video for us. Interesting lighting transformed ordinary spaces into brilliant backdrops for interviews of NMLC volunteers and staff. Thank you to Jan Maliszewski, Michael Andrus, and Aaron Frutman for your expert videography and for making the […]
Chemistry, Art, & Two Guys from Wisconsin
In researching various floor coatings, we considered a variety of products. We looked at the “do it yourself” versions of garage floor coatings, as well as several products applied by contractors. One of our biggest challenges was the need to coat the floor in February in Massachusetts. Cape Cod isn’t the coldest place on earth […]
Sealing the floor
One of the critical aspects of a marine animal hospital is providing an easily cleaned, sanitary environment. To that end, as we proceed with finishing the sea turtle ward, it was necessary to seal the concrete floor. Although concrete seems to be a durable, easily washed surface, without a protectant it will quickly chip and […]
What to do if you see a stranded seal
While walking my dog on the beach in Sandwich this evening, I came across some beachgoers looking at something on the beach. With Shanti on leash, I wandered a little closer to check out the situation. Without getting too close, I could see the “something” was a young seal pup. I called the IFAW Marine […]
Recycle your gadgets and save marine animals!
Did you receive any great new gadgets over the holidays? Here’s a great way to recycle your old electronics responsibly AND save marine animals at the same time! The National Marine Life Center is having a “Gadget Drive” through www.gazelle.com. Gazelle accepts used electronics, including Cell Phones, Laptops, Digital Cameras, MP3 Players, Video Games, PDAs, […]
The Spirit of the Season
We have received such nice letters and notes of support along with your year-end donations. Thank you! One of our favorites was the following, from donors in North Truro. “December 29, 2009 “Friends, “Our family decided many years ago that we would step decisively away from the commercial aspects of Christmas. We agreed that we […]
Artist donates proceeds from fish prints to benefit NMLC!
“31 inch striper on black paper” by Joe Higgins, Fished Impressions Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Check out these beautiful fish prints by artist Joe Higgins. According to Joe, fish prints – or “gyotaku” – have their roots in 19th century Japan when fishermen would record their catch by coating the fish with […]
All I want for Christmas is for the climate to improve.
In case you haven’t seen it, there are some interesting comments in response to the postings on marine animals and climate change. One of my favorite is from 11-year old Mia. She writes: “…all i want for christmas is for the climate to improve.i try to get people to recyle more things and use less […]
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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