[SEMCO] Celebrate Marine Animals and the Cape Cod Canal!

Fri Jul 25 12:12:39 EDT 2014

It's the 100th year anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal! For the past century,
the Canal has not only been important to human commerce and transportation,
it has also been utilized by a variety of marine animal species. Visit the
National Marine Life Center next week, July 28 - August 2, to learn about
the whales, dolphins, seals, turtles, birds, fish, and other animals that
inhabit and traverse the Canal!

SPECIAL CANAL CENTENNIAL WEEK SCHEDULE, Daily, July 28 - August 2:

.         11 am - Little Flippers Story Time & Crafts

.         12 pm - Patient Update (7/29 only - Behind the Scenes Tour)

.         1 pm - Marine Animal Medical Mystery

.         2 pm - Patient Update (7/29 only - Behind the Scenes Tour)

.         3 pm - Patient Update (7/29 only - Behind the Scenes Tour)

.         4 pm - Marine Animals of the Cape Cod Canal Guest Lecture,
sponsored by the Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative

DESCRIPTION of PROGRAMS:

Little Flippers Story Time & Crafts (11 am daily, July 28 - August 2) - Join
us for a marine animal-themed story time and craft project! Different themes
every week (see below). All ages welcome; best suited for children ages 3-8.
Children must be supervised. Program lasts 45-60 minutes.

Cost: Members $3/child/program; Non-members $5/child/program.

.         Monday, July 28 - Shoreline Animals of the Cape Cod Canal

.         Tuesday, July 29 - Seals and Dolphins of the Cape Cod Canal

.         Wednesday, July 30 - Whales of the Cape Cod Canal

.         Thursday, July 31 - Herring and Fish of the Cape Cod Canal

.         Friday, August 1 - Osprey and Birds of the Cape Cod Canal

.         Saturday, August 2 - Sea Turtles and Seals of the Cape Cod Canal

Patient Update (12, 2 & 3 pm daily, July 28, July 30 - August 2) - Learn the
stories of the marine animal patients currently in our care from a member of
our Animal Care Team. View our current patients via live, closed-circuit TV
and meet our small turtles in person. Program lasts approximately 15-20
minutes. FREE, donations welcome. All donations help care for our marine
wildlife patients.

Behind the Scenes Tour (12, 2 & 3 pm, July 29 only) - Learn the stories of
the marine animal patients currently in our care from a member of our Animal
Care Team. Tour our marine animal hospital and view the seals and turtles
currently in care. Please note that animals in critical care will be off
limits to direct viewing. Program lasts approximately 30 minutes. FREE,
donations welcome. All donations help care for our marine wildlife patients.

Marine Animal Medical Mystery (1 pm daily, July 28 - August 2) - What does
it take to be a marine animal care technician? What are some of the
questions and "mysteries" involved in wildlife rehabilitation and research?
Each day we'll learn how to care for or study a different animal. Best
suited for ages 8-14. Program lasts 45-60 minutes.

Cost: Members $3/child/program; Non-members $5/child/program.

.         Monday, July 28 - Land Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation

.         Tuesday July 29 - Marine Mammal Rescue

.         Wednesday, July 30 - Whale Disentanglement

.         Thursday, July 31 - Herring Research

.         Friday, August 1 - Sea Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation

.         Saturday, August 2 - Sea Turtle and Seal Rehabilitation

Marine Animals of the Cape Cod Canal Guest Lecture (4 pm daily, July 28 -
August 2) - Through slides, discussion, and guest lecturers, learn about the
whales, dolphins, seals, turtles, birds, fish, and other animals that
traverse and live along the Cape Cod Canal. Program lasts 45-60 minutes.
This program is sponsored by the Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative.

Cost: Members (of any Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative Group) $3/person,
Non-members $5/person.

.         Monday, July 28 - Rehabilitation of Wildlife Found Along the Cape
Cod Canal Corridor - Lynn Miller, Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Cape
Wildlife Center

.         Tuesday, July 29 - Marine Mammal Rescue on Cape Cod and
Southeastern Massachusetts - International Fund for Animal Welfare, Marine
Mammal Rescue and Research Program

.         Wednesday, July 30 - Whales in the Cape Cod Canal - Regina
Asmutis-Silvia, Executive Director and Senior Biologist, Whale and Dolphin
Conservation

.         Thursday, July 31 - Herring and Herring Runs - Judy Heller,
Program Manager, Three Bays Conservation

.         Friday, August 1 - Osprey Natural History and the Cape Cod Osprey
Project - Ian Ives, Director, Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

.         Saturday, August 2 - Seal and Sea Turtle Rehabilitation along the
Cape Cod Canal - Kathy Zagzebski, President and Executive Director, National
Marine Life Center

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  Kathy Zagzebski

  President & Executive Director

      The National Marine Life Center

      P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street

      Buzzards Bay, MA  02532-0269

  phone:  508 743-9888 x301

  cell:  774 313-8850

  fax:  508 759-5477

  e-mail:   <mailto:kzagzebski at nmlc.org> kzagzebski at nmlc.org

  web:   <http://www.nmlc.org/> http://www.nmlc.org/

  twitter:  @MarineLifeCtr

       "Caring for stranded marine animals."

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  You can help, too, just by searching the Internet

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  Thanks for your support!

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