Category: Animals

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Nov 29, 2016 #GivingTuesday

Happy #GivingTuesday from the Turtles!Today, November 29, 2016 is #GivingTuesday. It’s a day to celebrate those causes that are important to us, and why we care. Click here to support the National Marine Life Center. Today is also #TurtleTuesday. This is particularly appropriate because today we are admitting 11 new sea turtles. These are in […]

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NMLC’s 12 Needs of Christmas- think of the animals this holiday season

Nov 25, 2016 Christmas

It’s the holiday season, time to think of those in need! Please remember the seals and sea turtles that need your help this season as well. While you are out doing your last minute  holiday shopping this week, pick up a small gift for our seal patients Beyonseal, and Frankenseal,  or the sea turtle patients […]

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Help keep the lights on for turtles like Jedi!

Nov 19, 2016 Jedi

As the days get chillier and night falls earlier, I am writing this post about an often unsung but critically important animal care expense. Electricity. When you think of saving a sick or injured sea turtle or seal, electricity may not be the first thing on your mind. You’d consider the cost of medicine, food, […]

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Triple Sealebrity Release Planned

Nov 13, 2016

We are planning another seal release for this coming Tuesday November 15th at 10:30am, this time featuring three of our most recent sealebrities. The event will take place at Scussett Beach in Sandwich and will include three of our weanling harbor seal patients, the first of which is Seal Roger Williams. “Rogers” as we refer […]

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Great Holiday Gifts Available at NMLC

Nov 11, 2016 animal adoptions

As you start to put together those holiday shopping lists don’t forget the animal lovers and conservationists in your life. The National Marine Life Center has some great holiday gift options available in our gift shop! Make your holiday shopping count this season, shop at the National Marine Life Center where your purchases will benefit […]

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Sealphen King Headed Back to Sea

Nov 10, 2016 entanglement

It’s going to be an exciting week at the National Marine Life Center as we are preparing for Sealphen King to return to the sea! This larger than life yearling grey seal was rescued from Chatham Harbor by our friends at the International Fund for Animal Welfare on October 8, 2016. Sealphen was found barely […]

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Back to Seallywood!

Sep 1, 2016 harbor seal

Seally Fields and Seal Patrick Harris have successfully risen to the A-listers of marine animal rehabilitation! They both have come a long way since their arrival here just over a month ago and are ready to give it their all back at Seallywood (in the ocean). Seally Field, named for the actress Sally Field, was collected from Owl’s […]

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Is it a turtle, a terrapin, or a tortoise?

Aug 6, 2016 Daisy

Recently, the National Marine Life Center welcomed Lindsay, a diamondback terrapin, to the family. Two Eastern box turtles, Daisy and Violet, are also NMLC residents in the Discovery Center. Next door in our hospital, Jedi, Nicky, and Gunst, our three Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, are in the recovery process and on their way to being […]

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SEALebrity Seal Release!

Aug 3, 2016 harbor seal

The National Marine Life Center is releasing three successfully rehabilitated “sealebrity” harbor seal pups back to the wild, and you are invited to attend! RELEASE DETAILS: WHO: Luseal Ball, Teddy Roosealvelt, Queen Sealizabeth WHAT: Rehabilitated harbor seal pups WHEN: Thursday, August 4, 2016 TIME: 7:00 PM (approximate) WHERE: Scusset Beach State Reservation, 20 Scusset Beach […]

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Casting Call: Our Additional Pup Stars

Jul 26, 2016 harbor seal

Beyonseal, named after the fabulous Beyonce, came to us from Licolnville, Maine. She was brought to us by the College of the Atlantic on May 31, weighing 6.7 kg (14.8 lb). She came in as an abandoned dependent pup, and has had to battle her way through rehabilitation so far. She is combating a viral […]

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