Category: Animals
Townsend Shows We’re All Connected!
Townsend shows we’re all connected. Townsend is a juvenile male harbor seal, named after NMLC co-founder Townsend Hornor, that was the first patient admitted to our new marine animal hospital just over a year ago. You may have read about him in previous website posts (Arrival, Detection of Ear Infection, CT Scans at WHOI, Seeking […]
One Tiny Turtle (Number 31’s Story)
Number 31 needs your help! Number 31 is one of our tiniest sea turtles, yet she’s a fighter. Weighing just over three pounds, this endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was brought in to the National Marine Life Center’s hospital late last month. Like the other ten juvenile sea turtles in our care, she had stranded […]
Help Seals Like Francis!
Friends, simply said, we need your help. Sick and injured seals like “Francis” depend on you. They depend on you to keep the lights on at the National Marine Life Center, the filtration pumps running, and their pens and pools clean. They depend on you for food, medicine, and vitamins. They depend on you for […]
Now Accepting 2014 Summer Intern Applications
The National Marine Life Center is seeking qualified students to fill our summer internship positions. Marine Animal Rehabilitation/Education interns will assist NMLC staff and volunteers with education projects and animal husbandry, and Marketing/Development interns will assist with fundraising, public relations, social media. See below for the complete details or click here Marine Animal Rehabilitation & Education Internship […]
Animal Adoptions- A Great Holiday Gift
The holiday are approaching and what better way to support marine animal rehabilitation at the National Marine Life Center than to purchase an animal adoption for your friends and loved ones. You can select one of our current or past marine animal patients to adopt for a loved one or yourself this holiday season. This […]
Ten Turtles Arrive at NMLC
Last week, ten new Kemp’s ridley sea turtle patients arrived at the National Marine Life Center. All stranded on Cape Cod within the past month suffering from cold-stunning or severe hypothermia. The turtles were rescued by MassAudubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and underwent several weeks of emergency care at the New England Aquarium. They will continue […]
A Day in the Animal Hospital
You may be wondering what happens behind the scenes here at the NMLC. Truth be told, there are no ‘typical’ days in the hospital. Though no day is ‘typical’, there are daily routines, which include: Feeding Treatments Water quality testing Cleaning (lots and lots of it, after all this is a hospital) First thing in […]
Cape Cod Cold Stunning
As winter draws nearer and water temperatures begin to drop the Northeastern coasts see a greater influx of sea turtle strandings. The number of sea turtle strandings, especially in the Massachusetts area, can reach up to several hundred in number. Why is that we see a higher percentage of sea turtles washed up on our […]
St. Francis of Assisi
So you may have heard that there was a seal release last Sunday, but what was Francis’ story? Where did Francis Come From? On September 6th, 2013 Francis the harbor seal was rescued from Moody Beach by Marine Mammals of Maine. He was then transferred to University of New England’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation and Conservation […]
2nd Annual “Deals For Seals” Yard Sale Fundraiser
It has been one year since the National Marine Life Center opened the doors of it’s new hospital to seal patients. Since then we have taken in nine sick and injured seals (and 8 Kemp’s ridley Sea Turtles). We have been able to provide care for these animals thanks to you! Feeding, cleaning up after, […]
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🍨 New Patient Alert 🍨 Meet Rum Raisin! Rum Raisin is a female harbor seal weanling who was rescued by our friends at Seacoast Science
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We've made it to Wednesday folks, so you know we are ready to go with this week's #WishlistWednesday post! The number one item at the
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It's #turtletuesday time!