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Spectacle of Trees – Win a Tree and $14.5K Worth of Gifts!
“Shining Stars and Sparkling Seas,” there’s something for everyone under NMLC’s tree! Donate $10 for a chance to win this beautifully decorated tree and over $14,500 worth of gifts! This holiday tree is adorned with glass ornaments and sea themed animals in brilliant blues and greens, reminiscent of soothing ocean breezes. It includes gifts both […]
New Volunteer Orientation: December 1st, 2018
The National Marine Life Center functions with a great deal of support from our amazing volunteers. Whether it is helping to file paperwork in the office, answering phones when they ring, educating the public about marine animals and rehabilitation, or working with the rehabilitation patients themselves, our volunteers are there! We could not function as […]
Order your NMLC 2019 Calendars!!!!
The National Marine Life centers beautifully designed calendars are full of amazing pictures with sea turtles, a diamond back terrapin, Box turtle, seals and red bellied cooters. This is the perfect gift to give this holiday season. When you purchase a calendar, you will not only will you put a smile on someones face when […]
Patient Update November 7th
Patient Update November 7th Seals: Jones Jones has done very well in DJF, one of our larger seal tanks. As a result of the spread of the Unusual Mortality Event down as far south as Virginia, we were no longer able to release these healthy animals without further […]
Patient Update October 26th
Seals: Jones Jones is doing well without any significant health changes. All three of our current harbor seal patients have reached release weight, but due to the Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event, we have had to hold on to these three individuals for longer than is typical. With cases indicative […]
Spooky Splash Open House
Join us for our October Open House! It’s that spoooooky time of year again…. Amongst the ghosts and goblins, the first sea turtles of the year are starting to strand, cold-stunned. You can learn more about marine animals, strandings, and spooky ocean animals at Spooky Splash, our Halloween Open House! WHAT: Spooky Splash Open House […]
Win Winnie!
Winnicut is a female harbor seal weanling that stranded earlier this year, on January 12, in Hampton, New Hampshire. Suffering from respiratory distress and a parasitic infection, she nevertheless had a fighting spirit that quickly captured our hearts. Three months and hours of care later, we were excited to release Winnie back into the wild. […]
Patient Update: October 10th
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy”, Chicopee, Pawcatuck “Tuck”, and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy, Chicopee, Tuck and Cat were released on October 4th, 2018. Due to the declared Unusual Mortality Event, these animals were held back from release in order to undergo testing for Influenza A and […]
Patient Update October 3rd
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy”, Chicopee, Pawcatuck “Tuck”, and Piscataqua “Cat” The Tank 2 Crew is doing well without any significant health changes. This past week they received a pre-release examination to determine their […]
Sugar Undergoes an Eye Procedure
On Tuesday, September 26th, Sugar – one of our maternally dependent harbor seal pup patients – underwent a minor eye surgery. This was decided upon after multiple courses of treatments for ocular lesions in her right eye showed no signs of improvement. The primary lesion was likely caused by a viral infection, Phocine Herpes Virus […]
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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!