Category: Animals
Patient weekly update
A good week here at the center. Dr. Williams, the veterinarian, came in to do his weekly check up with the animals. Barclay and Belmont are doing well and playing nicely in their little pod together. They are eating well and are really active. They love to play with their enrichment toys and relax out […]
Amazing Seal Adaptations
I am one of the interns working at the NMLC this summer, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity of assisting in the rehabilitation of fascinating marine and aquatic species. I just finished my first year of veterinary school, and I am enjoying my time learning about the unique wildlife species that inhabit the […]
Diamondback Terrapin Release!
This past Wednesday, National Marine Life Center staff and volunteers took a little road trip down to Lieutenant Island, Mass Audubon Welfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to release three of our Diamondback Terrapins – Penny, Schofield, and Bubbles. The three terrapins had all been victims of cold stunning, meaning that their internal body temperatures had dropped dangerously […]
Meet Rose!
Meet Rose!Rose is our newest patient here at the NMLC. Little Rose was found in Star Island, NH. She was watched and observed for many days to make sure that her mother was not coming back before being rescued and brough to our facility by the Seacoast Science Center. When Rose first came to the […]
The Turtles’ Day With the Vet
As part of the rehabilitation process here at NMLC, our little friends are visited by the veterinarian once a week. Each turtle is taken out of their tank and examined. The doctor weighs them, measures their shell, and gives them an overall inspection. He is checking on the firmness of their shell, as several of […]
Weekly Update
Off to a good start this week! Veterinarian Dr. Rogers Williams came in today for the weekly rounds and was able to check up on Barclay, our harbor seal pup, Cherry, Gage, and North Star, our three Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, and Tide, our loggerhead sea turtle. Blood work was taken on the Kemp’s ridleys, […]
Meet Barclay!
Meet Barclay! Barclay is our newest patient at the National Marine Life Center. He is a harbor seal pup that stranded in Maine and was rescued by Marine Mammals of Maine. He was brought to our center for rehabilitation and (hopefully) eventual release back into the wild. He still had his umbilical cord attached when […]
How do you help stranded marine animals?
It is the mission of the National Marine Life Center to rehabilitate stranded marine mammals and return them to the wild, and we would not be able to that without the help of the public! Stranded seal pups like Belmont and Barclay would not be in our facilities if they had not been reported to […]
This Weeks Update
It was an exciting week here at the National Marine Life Center as the whole team was hard at work! I would like to start out by saying how grateful I am to be working with such an enthusiastic team including staff members, volunteers, and fellow interns. Everyone here is truly dedicated in helping to […]
Seal Season
The NMLC has just gotten its first seal pup — Belmont. He is every bit as adorable as I imagined, but his arrival makes me wonder about seal births and stranding. Seals give birth on land, and they will leave the pup on shore when they hunt (despite its being able to swim). It is […]
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💫 New Patient Alert 💫 Introducing the first patient of 2025, meet Moon! Moon is a dependent, male grey seal pup who was brought to
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Happy Wednesday, everyone, and thank you for tuning in to this week's #wishlistwednesday posting! The item we are URGENTLY in need of is...laundry detergent sheets!
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Spotty has taken “new year, new me” to a whole new level! Nearly 3 months since admit, this little overachiever has officially QUADRUPLED their initial