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Looking Back on a Great Summer
Many of our visitors tell us when they come in that the National Marine Life Center is a place that they have driven by many times but never been inside. Like them, I knew very little about the treasures that lay inside the “big building with the whales on it.” That was, of course, until […]
Manatee Madness
Next week is Manatee week at the National Marine Life Center! Please join us for some Sirenian Celebrations during our education programs this week! On Tuesday & Thursday it’s our Fins & Flippers program where young children can listen to a story about manatees, do a manatee craft project, and learn some great manatee facts! […]
Farewell Fabulous Interns!
We have had the pleasure of hosting four fabulous interns this summer. If you came to any of our education programs, stopped by the Center for a visit, or attended any of our fundraising events you were probably met by the friendly faces of Brie, Brian, Alexa and/or Brittany! These students dedicated their summer to […]
Introducing Eleanor
We would like you to meet Eleanor the newest patient at the National Marine Life Center. Eleanor is a Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) who arrived at the Center on Tuesday August 9th. She was found in Wareham last summer as a hatchling by some visitors who took her home as a pet. Luckily they were […]
Join us for the Mermaid Ball!
We are happy to announce the return of the popular Mermaid Ball for it’s 4th incarnation on Saturday, August 27th at Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee, Ma. This joyful costume ball is the National Marine Life Center’s signature fundraising event that benefits the center’s rehabilitation, science, and education programs and raises critical funds to help […]
It’s Shark Week for Us Too!
The National Marine Life Center is celebrating a summer holiday as well, Shark Week! This week’s educational programs, Fins & Flippers and Marine Animal Medical Mystery, are dedicated Sharks and Rays. Come join us Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am for Fins & Flippers Club and Wednesday at 10 am for Marine Animal Medical Mystery! […]
Fins & Flippers Club at NMLC!
Fins and Flippers Club is an educational program offered by the National Marine Life Center every Tuesday and Thursday in July and August. The program, geared towards children 3-10 years old, has a different marine animal theme each week. Children learn about marine animals, listen to a story, and complete an arts and crafts project. […]
Seal Stranding Response!
Over the past couple of weeks the National Marine Life Center’s staff and interns have been involved with monitoring a number of stranded seals around the Cape. There are four species of seals that live on Cape Cod: the hooded seal, the harp seal, the harbor seal and the gray seal. Two of these animals […]
Sea Turtles! Part 3: Leatherbacks, Loggerheads, and Greens.
This blog is intended to be a continuation of my sea turtle series, so for basic information about sea turtle biology and behavior you can check out Sea Turtles Part 1 and if you’re interested in the threats that sea turtles face including disease, parasites, predators and human impacts you can go see Sea Turtles […]
Sea Turtles! Part 2: Disease, Predators and Conservation
As you may have read in my previous blog (Sea Turtles Part 1) or in Alexa’s blog (New England Aquarium Adventure), the National Marine Life Center interns took a trip to the New England Aquarium last week. While we were there, we animal nerds got our fill of marine life from all over the […]