Tag: entanglement
Cold-stunned and entangled…. you can help #73!
It was a brisk, sunny November day when Number 73 stranded on Cape Cod, barely moving and near death. The young Kemp’s ridley turtle was suffering from cold-stunning – a form of severe hypothermia. For Number 73, the effects of being cold-stunned have been devastating. She suffers from a serious case of pneumonia. Her white […]
Sealphen King Headed Back to Sea
It’s going to be an exciting week at the National Marine Life Center as we are preparing for Sealphen King to return to the sea! This larger than life yearling grey seal was rescued from Chatham Harbor by our friends at the International Fund for Animal Welfare on October 8, 2016. Sealphen was found barely […]
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Our Annual Food Truck Festival is TWO WEEKS away! Saturday, June 10th 11am-4pm! We heard you all last year so we've upped our game this
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🚨New Patient Alert 🚨 The pups are here! Meet Acadia, Haleakalā, and Kenai Fjords! All three are maternally dependent harbor seal pups, separated from mom
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Hello, it’s #FactFriday again! Today’s topic is on sea turtle hearing! In the beginning, sea turtles were believed to have little to no hearing due