NMLC Critter Tank
Can there be anything more exciting to children than a Critter Tank? I think not. Snails and shrimp and crabs, oh my! Children become entranced watching lady (calico) crabs dancing around the tank. Then there are the too proud hermit crabs parading over the rock floor to show off their latest homes, yet coveting everyone else’s shell at [...]
Marine Life After Hours
Have you ever wondered what marine life does after dark? No need to wonder any more. You can join the staff of the National Marine Life Center at 120 Main Street in downtown Buzzards Bay for Marine Life After Hours “nibbles and sips.” Learn more about marine animals; learn more about the ocean; learn more [...]
PIXY 103 Interviews NMLC’s Kathy and Don
Suzanne Tonaire, “Rock Babe” DJ and program director at PIXY 103 for Nassau Broadcasting, interviewed Kathy Zagaebski and Don Lewis about the National Marine Life Center for a show that aired on June 21st and again on July 19th. This 30 minute rocking talkfest ran the gamut from construction of the new marine animal hospital [...]
Diamondback Terrapin Release!!
The National Marine Life Center released four headstart Diamondback Terrapins at Turtle Point, Lieutenant Island, Wellfleet, MA. The tiny turtles weighed only 5.5 grams when they were brought to NMLC last October, after having hatched too late in the season to survive the winter in the wild. Now an average of 56 grams - a [...]
Dog Days
One of the many joys of NMLC’s construction project are all the great dogs we’ve met. They supervise our construction work with toothy grins. They keep us company on long hauls. They amuse and entertain. They support and motivate. Perhaps it is because of their inspiration that we are so motivated to help other animals [...]
Bat Mitzvah Celebration Donation
Our special thanks to the Revis-Snider Family in honor of Julia on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah. With the help of Mitzvah Tables, the Revis-Snider family chose to decorate the tables at Julia’s Bat Mitzvah with centerpieces made up of items that will now be used by the National Marine Life Center. The centerpieces included plastic buckets, beach [...]
Eyes of the World
Patty, the diamond-back terrapin that was caught out in the cold (actually was frozen, see: Cold-Stunned Terrapin “Patty” Newest Patient) is making excellent progress. The blood in the eyes is resolving, and now that she can see again she is starting to eat. She still has serious neurological disease and difficulty with the hind legs, [...]
Examined, cleared, and marked
The diamond-back terrapins were given a medical exam to see if they were considered “fit” for their return to the wild ( Diamondback Terrapin Release! June 25, 2009 ) and I’m happy to report all four terrapins passed with flying colors. Permanent identification is critical with all the animals we release, and these little turtles [...]
New Marine Animal Hospital Arrives!
Six flatbed trucks rolled down Main Street, Buzzards Bay this morning. They carried the National Marine Life Center’s new marine animal hospital to our site at 120 Main Street where the foundation has been prepared and the building can begin to rise.
Our new hospital will open on October 30th just in time to accept patients [...]
Red-Tummy Turtle Rehab at the National Marine Life Center
CapeCast: Red-tummy turtle rehab
Today on Cape Cod Times’ CapeCast: The National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay has become a nursey for a half-dozen endangered Northern red-bellied cooters. Watch them wiggle and wow.
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Cape Cod Times, 16 June 2009, Front Page Above the Fold:
Photo by Paul Blackmore of the Cape Cod Times
Endangered turtles get a head [...]
