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Patient Update: October 2nd, 2020
It’s finally fall and we are excited to start up our weekly Patient Update blog again here at National Marine Life Center! We had a very busy end to our summer and are now working to prepare for the upcoming turtle cold-stunning season, which could start as early as late-October. Since our last post […]
Patient Update May 13th
Patient Update: 5/13/19 Welcome back to the National Marine Life Center’s Patient Update! As this is our first update of 2019, I’d like to kick things into gear by trying out something a little different from the previous patient updates. We have been very busy this year with the Unusual Mortality Event (UME) continuing on […]
Patient Update November 7th
Patient Update November 7th Seals: Jones Jones has done very well in DJF, one of our larger seal tanks. As a result of the spread of the Unusual Mortality Event down as far south as Virginia, we were no longer able to release these healthy animals without further […]
Patient Update: October 10th
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy”, Chicopee, Pawcatuck “Tuck”, and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy, Chicopee, Tuck and Cat were released on October 4th, 2018. Due to the declared Unusual Mortality Event, these animals were held back from release in order to undergo testing for Influenza A and […]
Patient Update October 3rd
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy”, Chicopee, Pawcatuck “Tuck”, and Piscataqua “Cat” The Tank 2 Crew is doing well without any significant health changes. This past week they received a pre-release examination to determine their […]
Patient Update: September 12th
Seals: Androscoggin “Andy” and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy (Bottom) and Cat (Top) are both doing incredibly well with no recent health changes. We at the National Marine Life Center have taken additional samples for testing to determine whether or not our animals have been […]
Patient Update: September 5th, 2018
Patient Update: September 5, 2018 Seals: Androscoggin “Andy” and Piscataqua “Cat” Andy (bottom foreground) and Cat (top) are doing exceptionally well with no recent changes to their health. Despite meeting all requirements essential for a release to the wild, they are still in […]
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Hello, its not just Friday, but it’s #FactFriday! At first glance, seals and sea lions may look fairly similar, but there are distinct characteristics to
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Wednesday has come again, so that means we are back with another #wishlistwednesday posting! The items we are in GREAT need of are nitrile gloves
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🚨New Patient Alert! 🚨 Meet Cuyahoga! Cuyahoga is a female harbor seal weanling who was rescued by our friends at SSC Marine Mammal Rescue on