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We have walls!
Over the past week, the building skeleton has been filled in with exterior wall panels. Crews from H&S Construction are working hard to finish so we can open our new marine animal hospital by October 31st for sea turtle stranding season. It’s been wonderfully fun to see the building look more and more complete each […]
Where in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Florida
Dr. Williams was an invited speaker at the South East Region Stranding Conference were he presented a talk on Cetacean Euthanasia, a difficult topic but one that veterinarians, stranding personal, rehabilitators, and the general public must face when a stranded dolphin or whale is suffering. The meeting was held in Florida and well attended. It […]
Kids Who Care
Today National Marine Life Center was blessed when a group of children brought in a wonderful gift. Aaron, Natalie, Gabe, and Emily had visited NMLC’s Marine Animal Discovery Center throughout the summer with their nanny, Mary Lou. They enjoyed the crafts that they made at “Fins and Flippers” and decided they wanted to do something […]
5 Endangered Northern Red Bellied Cooters Released
The National Marine Life Center released five endangered Northern Red Bellied Cooters today at Great Quittacas Pond in Middleborough, MA. These five turtles were ones that had gone through the headstart program run by the state, and unfortunately were not big enough to be released with the rest of the headstart turtles on June 1st, […]
There’s something mesmerizing about a caterpillar.
There is just something mesmerizing about a caterpillar. No, not that kind. Well yes, that kind also…. but I was actually thinking about this kind of caterpillar! I could watch these caterpillars for hours! It’s so exciting to watch all the activity around the construction site. On any given day, there may be four or […]
The first wall panel
Today, workers from H&S Construction installed the first wall panels on the National Marine Life Center’s new marine animal hospital. The pre-engineered steel panels are being hung horizontally, in a pattern reminiscent of traditional “clapboard” siding. The galvanized panels will weather into a shade similar to “Cape Cod Gray.” Most importantly, these walls will provide […]
We have doors!
Some of the construction work is wonderfully loud. Our building shakes as heavy equipment pours concrete, dumps fill, drills through concrete, and places beams. The air echoes with the rumble of trucks and cranes and backhoes. Whenever we hear a particularly intriguing construction sound, we race outside to check out the progress. It’s an exciting […]
Mermaid Ball a Great Success!
NMLC Scores Fundraising Triumph with Mermaid Ball! Donors Flock to Signature Event Despite Economic Headwind and Set Fundraising Record. The 2009 Mermaid Ball at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Friday night, August 7th, set a fundraising event record for the National Marine Life Center. I suspect I’m not breaking headline news when I note that […]
Register Now for the Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament!
Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament to be held on Thursday, September 17th at the Brookside Club in Bourne. 8:00 am shotgun start. Sponsored by Convention Data Services (a company Doug founded), all tournament proceeds will benefit the National Marine Life Center (a cause near and dear […]
Catching Joy
“Catching Joy is fun. Catching Joy is simple. Catching Joy is important. Catching Joy is necessary. Catching Joy is good. Catching Joy brings joy to the recipients. Catching Joy brings double the joy to the givers. Catching Joy starts with children. Catching Joy is contagious.” ~ Joy Olaes Surprenant, Founder & President Catching Joy is […]
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Good evening to all of our wonderful supporters! We are nearing the end of the year, which means....it's time to vote for NMLC's 2025 seal
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🍦New Patient Alert🍦 Meet Nutty Buddy! Nutty Buddy is a male grey seal yearling who was rescued by our friends at Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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We are absolutely loving the updates on our chilly Cape Cod sea turtles! Keep ‘em coming, The Florida Aquarium!