Tag: Kemp’s ridley sea turtle


Patient Update: September 26th

Androscoggin

Seals:                               Androscoggin “Andy”, Piscataqua “Cat”, Chicopee, and Pawcatuck “Tuck” The Tank 2 crew are all doing very well with no significant changes to their health. They are all steadily gaining weight, Cat (bottom right) and Andy (top left) weighed in […]

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Patient Update: August 23rd

Allagash

Patient Update: August 23rd Seals:                                             Charles, Parker, Allagash, Magalloway, Nemasket, Moose-These six rehabilitated harbor seal pups (in order from the top: Charles, Parker, Allagash, Magalloway, Nemasket (left), Moose (right)) were released on August […]

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Patient Update: July 26th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 26th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”-Charlie (above center) is doing well this week with no significant changes. We have noticed some mild lesions on his rear flippers that could be the result of dermatitis. We will monitor that condition and take further action if necessary. Charlie is continuing […]

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Patient Update: July 19th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 19th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”-Charlie (above middle) continues to do well, with no significant changes this past week. He is thoroughly enjoying his time in DJF; so much so, that we rarely see him out of the water. This is good, because we know he is developing […]

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Patient Update: July 12th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 12th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”-Charlie (above left) has made three more significant steps in his rehabilitation! First, he has shown us that he is able to haul himself out of the water, which will be vital for him when he is released. Second, he is now being […]

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Patient Update: July 5th

Allagash

Patient Update: July 5th Seals:             Charles “Charlie”– Charlie continues to do well with his rehabilitation. He continues to eat in the water with minimal assistance, taking the fish right off of the tongs and swallowing them whole without any problems. He is thoroughly enjoying swim time, playing in the […]

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Patient Update: April 19th

gray seal

Patient Update: April 19, 2018 SEALS:             Saco – Saco is our male gray seal weanling that was brought to us by our friends at Seacoast Science Center. You may have seen him all over the news – he is the seal that was found in the parking lot of  Brown’s Lobster […]

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Your Year-End Gift Saves Injured Sea Turtles & Seals!

cold stun

Thanks to you, we rehabilitated and released our 100th seal this year. Miley Sealrus was a weanling female gray seal that was found stranded in the middle of a road in Scituate, Massachusetts. She had mouth wounds and was dehydrated and malnourished. Two months later, after hundreds of hours of dedicate care and rehabilitation, Miley […]

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Reflecting on my co-op at NMLC: Joanna

Bella Lugoseal

When it came time to apply for my second and final co-op, my only qualification was that I wanted to work with animals. However, ending up at NMLC fulfilled all of my possible wishes and more! The Marine Animal Rehabilitation and Education Co-op was my first choice job during the co-op application process, so I […]

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Patient Update: December 18th

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PATIENT UPDATE December 18, 2017           Seals 2             Sea Turtles 32 SEALS   Bella LugoSEAL– Bella recently received her pre-release exam and we are so excited to send her off into the world soon! She is happy and healthy in her pod and it is great to see her with a flipper tag! Bella’s face looks […]

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