Category: Featured
NMLC Co-op Reflection – Amy
Picture this: you’re sitting at your desk in your dorm room completing your pile of homework with your roommate next to you when you check your email and find an offer letter from the National Marine Life Center. I am a student at Northeastern University and I am almost done with my first co-op here at […]
Join Us for the Tenth Annual Mermaid Ball
It is that time of year again! For the past ten years our wonderful staff and volunteers have planned and organized the Mermaid Ball. Along with the generous donations and support from our community and sponsors, we have been able to raise funds to rehabilitate our seal and turtle patients back into nature. The event […]
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 […]
Discover Marine Life This Summer!
Back by popular demand – “Discover Marine Life,” the National Marine Life Center’s summer day program. Dive into the world of marine animal biology and conservation as you spend a week getting to know your favorite seafaring species. Discover how wildlife rehabilitation experts tend turtles, study seals, and doctor dolphins! Learn about sharks, fish, and […]
Congratulations, Feet, Fins, and Flippers 5K Winners!
After a week of rain, Sunday of the 2017 Feet, Fins, and Flippers 5K dawned sunny and bright. A hearty Cape Cod Canal wind swirled around the registration tables and gave participants a starting push. About 186 runners and walkers were cheered on by dozens of supporters as they ran, walked, jogged, logged, rolled, strolled, […]
Thank You, Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K Sponsors!
Thanks to our 2017 Feet, Fins, and Flippers 5K Sponsors, this year’s event was a success! Click here to read more about the event, including the race winners. We are grateful to our sponsors for their support. When you patronize these businesses, please thank them for supporting the National Marine Life Center and our marine […]
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 […]
TEACHER WORKSHOP: From Solar to Polar – Designing Sustainable Solutions
Spend a week during your summer to “charge” your mind during an energy-themed course designed to help you meet the revised MA Science and Technology/Engineering Standards! Visit the Lloyd Center for the Environment, Battleship Cove, and the National Marine Life Center and delve into “hands-on, minds-on” experiences that use a variety of tools, methods, and […]
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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!