Tag: harbor seal

Patient weekly update

Aug 4, 2014 Barclay

A good week here at the center. Dr. Williams, the veterinarian, came in to do his weekly check up with the animals. Barclay and Belmont are doing well and playing nicely in their little pod together. They are eating well and are really active. They love to play with their enrichment toys and relax out […]

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Amazing Seal Adaptations

Aug 4, 2014 adaptations

I am one of the interns working at the NMLC this summer, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity of assisting in the rehabilitation of fascinating marine and aquatic species.  I just finished my first year of veterinary school, and I am enjoying my time learning about the unique wildlife species that inhabit the […]

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Meet Rose!

Jun 19, 2014 Cape Cod Canal

Meet Rose!Rose is our newest patient here at the NMLC.  Little Rose was found in Star Island, NH.  She was watched and observed for many days to make sure that her mother was not coming back before being rescued and brough to our facility by the Seacoast Science Center.  When Rose first came to the […]

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Meet Barclay!

Jun 3, 2014 Barclay

Meet Barclay! Barclay is our newest patient at the National Marine Life Center. He is a harbor seal pup that stranded in Maine and was rescued by Marine Mammals of Maine. He was brought to our center for rehabilitation and (hopefully) eventual release back into the wild. He still had his umbilical cord attached when […]

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Seal Season

May 15, 2014 Belmont

The NMLC has just gotten its first seal pup — Belmont. He is every bit as adorable as I imagined, but his arrival makes me wonder about seal births and stranding. Seals give birth on land, and they will leave the pup on shore when they hunt (despite its being able to swim). It is […]

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Please welcome the first new patient of 2014!

May 1, 2014 Belmont

On April 30th 2014  around 1pm,  Seacoast Science Center staff arrived with our first new patient of 2014! “Belmont” is a harbor seal pup that was found at Seabrook Hampton Harbor in New Hampshire. The pup is probably only a day old because it still has it’s umbilicus attached and has not yet shed it’s […]

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Townsend Shows We’re All Connected!

Dec 31, 2013 donations

Townsend shows we’re all connected. Townsend is a juvenile male harbor seal, named after NMLC co-founder Townsend Hornor, that was the first patient admitted to our new marine animal hospital just over a year ago. You may have read about him in previous website posts (Arrival, Detection of Ear Infection, CT Scans at WHOI, Seeking […]

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Help Seals Like Francis!

Dec 29, 2013 donations

Friends, simply said, we need your help. Sick and injured seals like “Francis” depend on you. They depend on you to keep the lights on at the National Marine Life Center, the filtration pumps running, and their pens and pools clean. They depend on you for food, medicine, and vitamins. They depend on you for […]

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A Day in the Animal Hospital

Nov 14, 2013 harbor seal

You may be wondering what happens behind the scenes here at the NMLC. Truth be told, there are no ‘typical’ days in the hospital. Though no day is ‘typical’, there are daily routines, which include: Feeding Treatments Water quality testing  Cleaning (lots and lots of it, after all this is a hospital) First thing in […]

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Ike Takes Flight (so to speak)

Aug 20, 2013 harbor seal

The end of summer is approaching. The first thing that comes to mind is, where did the time go?! Didn’t I just arrive here at NMLC to embark on a summer journey that would ultimately teach me so much, not only about marine mammals and conservation, but about myself and my career goals? My last […]

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