Tag: seal rehabilitation
The first SEAL-ebrities have landed!
After deciding upon on the 2016 seal naming theme back in December there has been a lot of anticipation as to who our first “Seal-lebrity” patients would be. Well the wait is finally over. In the past week we have admitted not one but two “Seal-lebrities” into our marine animal hospital to kick of the […]
Vote For Your Favorite Seal Naming Theme!
Name this Seal! Each year, the National Marine Life Center chooses a naming theme for our incoming seal patients. We need your help! Please vote for your favorite seal naming theme from the list below, suggested by our volunteers. Enter your name and e-mail address so we can send you the results. Votes must be […]
Tarragon & Oregano Now Available For Adoption- A Great Holiday Gift
We are happy to announce that harbor seal patients Tarragon & Oregano are now available for adoption! Tarragon is a female weanling harbor seal from Jeremy Point in Wellfleet, MA and was rescued by our friends at the International Fund For Animal Welfare on September 27, 2015. She was brought in due to a case […]
Our Twelve Needs of Christmas! Think of the Animals this Holiday Season!
It’s the holiday season, time to think of those in need! Please remember the seals and sea turtles that need your help this season as well. While you are out doing your last minute holiday shopping this week, pick up a small gift for our seal patients Tarragon, Oregano, Lemongrass and Onion or the sea […]
NMLC’s First Round of 2015 Summer Pups Return Home to the Ocean
On Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 the National Marine Life Center’s staff, volunteers, and interns were joined by a crowd of about 500 supporters to send three seal patients back into the wild. Harbor seals Basil, Juniper, and Sea Salt checked out of rehab at about 6p.m. and were transported to Scusset Beach State Reservation to […]
Internship Project: Toys for Seals!
Back in May when we all started our internship (where did the time go?), part of our responsibilities included choosing a summer project to help out with things around the National Marine Life Center. This was a little daunting at first, but the wonderful staff gave out some ideas to start us off: redesign the […]
You can give a seal a fish, but they may not eat it.
It is finally that time of the season where our oh-so cute harbor seal pups have begun weaning off pup formula and fish gruel and started moving on to being assist fed whole fish then eating fish on their own! Because their mothers are not present, Basil, Rue, Sage, Juniper, and Sea Salt need a […]
A Typical Day @ NMLC
National Marine Life Center – Journal Entry 16 Today was a fairly typical day here at the National Marine Life Center. It is a Saturday, so I had the afternoon shift as well as the late feed – which changed from 11pm to 9pm; I am much less tired at this time! My fellow intern […]
A Day Working on the Animal Care Team
July 6, 2015 This is a blog about one of my days working on the Animal Care team. You would assume every day would be the same – prep feeds, tubing and restraining the animals, cleaning the facilities, etc. However I’ve been surprised with how each day brings something new. Today I was assigned the […]
Cilantro is Going Home!
Join us as we send Cilantro back home to the ocean! Release Details When: Monday, July 6, 2015 Approximate Time: 7:00 PM Where: Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sandwich, MA Cilantro, a weanling male grey seal, stranded on South Beach in Chatham, MA on May 2, 2015. He was rescued by the International Fund for Animal […]
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