Tag: Bruce Pierce & Vesuvius
Turtle Trials & Triumphs
It has been a busy summer for the turtles at the National Marine Life Center! The staff volunteers and interns have been working hard to treat our red bellied cooter patients, specifically tackling the questions of metabolic bone disease and shell fungus. It has been a time of both trials and triumphs for the turtles […]
Brittany’s Week 2
We released Teanna this week. We drove to the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to release her. We got a tour of the facility and got to go behind the scenes and see Teanna weighed, measured, etc. She was also notched so if she was ever caught we would be able to identify her. […]
National Marine Life Center
Hello, do you know what day it is? Well, “eye” can tell you that it’s #FactFriday! Today’s spotlight is on seals and their vision -
National Marine Life Center
Did you know swimming plays a critical role in recovery when it comes to triaging cold stunned sea turtles? Swimming a cold stunned sea turtle
National Marine Life Center
Our sea turtle patients come in with a core body temperature of 55 degrees or less, but did you know you can't just warm them