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Cape Cod Quahog Day
Celebrate the first day of Summer 2009 “Quahog-style!” Join us for the First Annual Cape Cod Quahog Day at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the Quahog Republic Waterfront Eatery on Mashnee Island in Bourne. Sponsored by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the day of family fun will kick off with the […]
Inside the Foundation Walls
With the foundation walls 90% complete, it’s hard to see what’s happening on the construction site these days. Although mostly hidden behind the walls, workers continue to make progress building NMLC’s new marine animal hospital. This week, I took a tour inside the foundation walls to see what was happening. There is a LOT of […]
Marine Life After Hours
Ever wonder what happens to marine life after dark? No need to wonder any more. Check your mailbox for an invitation to a members-only “nibbles and sips” reception from 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the NMLC Discovery Center at 120 Main Street in Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. Dates are available every other Wednesday evening from June […]
Press Coverage of NMLC Red-Bellied Cooters Released in Middleboro
Six Northern Red-Bellied Cooters headstarted at the National Marine Life Center over the winter have been released into the wild in Middleboro on June 1st, 2009. They joined 132 other red bellies that had been carefully fed and cared for to restore this endangered population of aquatic turtles in Massachusetts. The Boston Globe covered the […]
Support NMLC with Shaw’s Community Rewards
The National Marine Life Center has been approved for the Shaw’s Community Rewards program. Shaw’s will contribute 1% of each supporter’s eligible Rewards Card purchases made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays if they use their registered Shaw’s Rewards Card and select the NMLC as their designated non-profit organization. Once you sign up on line (see […]
Gulf of Maine Seals: populations, problems, and priorities
Kathy and Rogers attended the Gulf of Maine Seals conference sponsored by the WHOI Marine Mammal Center. Dr. Williams presented findings on middle ear disease in seals from the Gulf of Maine as a potential indicator of environmental degradation and a process that can serve as a model for a common human disease. Rogers also […]
New Batch of Northern Red-Bellied Cooters Arrives
The National Marine Life Center turned in its batch of six headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today. These fall hatchlings had been at the center since last September and were deemed large, healthy and releaseable into the wild. However, if you walk into the National Marine Life Center this afternoon, you […]
Cold-Stunned Terrapin “Patty” Newest Patient
Fourteen-year-old female diamondback terrapin, nicknamed “Patty,” has become the newest patient in the marine animal hospital of the National Marine Life Center. Admitted on Tuesday, Patty was discoverd cold-stunned on St. Patrick’s Day in Chipman’s Cove of Wellfleet Bay on the Outer Cape by the shellfish constable, Andy Koch. You can read about her rescue […]
Discovery Center Opens This Weekend
The words out and everyone … even the turtles … are making tracks for Main Street, Buzzards Bay. The NMLC Discovery Center opens this holiday weekend for the entire summer season. Ten to five daily, the Discovery Center will educate and entertain kids of all ages from four to one hundred four. Learn about marine animals, find […]
$100,000 Challenge Passes 20%
Thank you, generous donors! Thank you from Team NMLC and thank you, much more importantly, from the marine animals of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Maine who may be visiting your new marine animal hospital when it opens to receive patients from the fall stranding season. For those of you who are still […]
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🍦New Patient Alert 🍦 Meet Mud Pie! Mud Pie is a female grey seal weanling who was rescued by our friends Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket
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Happy #VolunteerAppreciationWeek!! This week is meant to celebrate the selfless individuals who generously give their time and energy to something greater than themselves. NMLC is
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Happy #sealSaturday from Neapolitan! Neapolitan is making strides in his rehabilitation, eating fish on his own and has full water access- though he especially enjoys