Category: Event News
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, […]
Help Send Triton Home!
Triton is a yearling male gray seal who was admitted to the National Marine Life Center on Monday, July 30. To read more and see photos of his wounds on arrival, click here. While we initially thought his wounds were caused by a propeller (click here for our reasoning), recent consultation with experts from IFAW […]
Celebrate Cape Cod Wildlife!
Celebrate Cape Cod Wildlife and Habitats this Saturday with the Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative! Details: When: Saturday, September 14 Time: 10 am to 3 pm Where: Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Road, Barnstable, MA (directions available by clicking on above link) For Information: call 508-362-7475 This year promises to be bigger […]
An Intern’s View: Mermaid Ball 2013
The following was written by Marketing and Development Intern Will T. Thank you for such an amazing Mermaid Ball experience. It was great to see everyone out having a great time and supporting our cause. I can proudly say my first Mermaid Ball was definitely a highlight of my summer. While I had many other […]
Book Signing with Local Childrens’ Book Authors
We’re having a book signing! Stop by NMLC Tuesday, August 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to meet the authors. Susan Baur, author of “The Turtle Sisters of Cape Cod”, and Linda Conti, author of “Sammy’s Clam” will be presenting their books. LINDA CONTI lives with her husband in South Yarmouth. She started her […]
Luckily for Lucky, it’s time to go home!
Lucky is a weanling male gray seal that stranded late May in Gloucester, MA. He was rescued May 30 by the New England Aquarium and admitted to the National Marine Life Center suffering from alopecia (hair loss) and multiple skin lesions, dehydration, lethargy, a broken toe with exposed bone, and verminous (parasitic) pneumonia. He was […]
Mermaid Ball Just A Month Away
This is a just a friendly reminder to brush off your formal wear or get your costumes ready because the 6th annual Mermaid Ball is coming up very fast. The event will be held on August 17th, 2013 starting at 6pm which means it is just over one month away. If you act now you […]
Townsend Appreciation Day!
Today is Townsend Appreciation Day at the National Marine Life Center! We’ll have special activities throughout the day to learn more about Townsend, about seals, and to celebrate his release. We’ll also be giving “behind-the-scenes” tours of our marine animal hospital. All education program proceeds and other Discovery Center donations for the day will be […]
Turtle Release in Maryland!
Our last four sea turtles are on their way home! Topsy, Gerald, Betsy, and Ernest are on their way to warmer Maryland waters where they will be released back into the ocean. This week, Dr. Williams conducted one last health check and approved the turtles for release. Animal Care Coordinator Kate Shaffer applied flipper tags […]
NMLC Patients Featured in Gallery X Art Show!
Gallery X in New Bedford recently opened a new exhibition, Beneath the Surface: A Celebration of Marine Life. The show honors and immortalizes the sea’s beautiful creatures through artists’ interpretation. Curating the show are Susan Hauck and Kelly Zelen. In addition to the show in the main gallery, Gallery X has donated the Frederick Douglass […]