Category: Animals
Interactions between Sharks and Seals off the coast of Cape Cod
One of the big draws for tourists to the Cape over the past few years has been the ever growing Grey Seal population. This has also attracted another kind of visitor to the waters off Cape Cod: the Great White Shark! Great White populations off the coast of the Cape have increased significantly over the […]
Strandings: Harbor Seals vs. Grey Seals
With Harbor Seal pup season in full swing at the National Marine Life Center, many visitors have been curious about why seals strand. Between the four species of seals that can be found within our harbor, harbor seals and grey seals are the two we primarily rehabilitate. During the different seasons of the year, stranding […]
Meet Our Four New Rambunctious Pups!
Sealvia Earle is our fifth harbor seal pup of this year’s harbor seal pupping season! She is named after Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist, author, lecturer, and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Sealvia was picked up in Middle Hardwood Island, ME and brought to NMLC by Allied Whale at the College of the Atlantic. She was admitted […]
Reflecting on Co-op – Ali
When I started thinking about the kind of co-op I wanted I had no idea where I would end up. I knew I wanted to work with animals, but once I started typing what I was looking for into the co-op search portal the job listings disappeared with every added criteria until I was left […]
Rachel Carseal and Ralph Waldo Emerseal are here!
Rachel Carseal, our third harbor pup seal of the 2017 harbor seal pupping season, was named after the legendary marine biologist, environmentalist, and writer Rachel Carson. After being stranded on Chebeague Island, Maine, the Marie Mammals of Maine brought her to us on May 23rd for examination and rehabilitation. She came in weighting 8.7 kg […]
Meet Jane Goodseal and Johnny Appleseal!
Harbor pup season has officially started here at NMLC. We expect to take in nearly a dozen pups which will bring our hospital to maximum capacity. Johnny Appleseal is our first seal pup of the year! He was found in Plymouth, MA on April 13th, 2017, and brought to us by NEAQ. He was admitted […]
Our 100th Seal is HERE!
We are proud to announce that our one hundredth seal has entered our hospital for rehabilitation!! Miley Sealrus, a female gray seal pup, was found in Scituate, MA on March 28 and brought to the NMLC the same day by the New England Aquarium. Upon arrival, she was diagnosed with a rectal prolapse and severe […]
Seal Rogers Williams Swims Free!
Seal Rogers Williams had been with us for nearly 7 months, so we are so excited that he is finally back in the ocean! He stranded at Rye Harbor State Park in Rye, NH and was brought to us by the Seacoast Science Center rescue team at the end of September, 2016. Rogers originally came […]
Seal Diamond Release!
We are planning a seal release for Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 5:30PM for our newest harp seal, Seal Diamond! He will be released a Scusset Beach in Sandwich, MA and the public is invited to come and watch! Diamond is a yearling seal who was rescued by the Seacoast Science Center in Seabrook, NH […]
Six Endangered Sea Turtles Returned Home!
Although they will be missed by the dedicated staff and volunteers here at the National Marine Life Center, we are happy to announce that in the first release of the season six of the 30 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that were in our care were released on January 26th, 2017! On January 24, the six […]
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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