Posts Tagged ‘National Aquarium’
Rescued Seal Tom Sawyer Returns To The Ocean
A juvenile grey seal, Tom Sawyer, has been released into the ocean at Assateague State Park. The seal was rehabilitated at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center, after being rescued from a Delaware beach in April, in coordination with the Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute. Tom Sawyer was found to be suffering…
Read MoreRescued Seal Pup Returns To The Ocean
Eloise, a grey seal pup rescued at Cape Henlopen, has been released back into the ocean at Assateague State Park. The seal was rehabilitated at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center over 42 days. She was found to be malnourished and with a few cuts on her neck. Eliose was trained how to…
Read MoreGrey Seal Pup Rescued At Cape Henlopen
A grey seal pup rescued at Cape Henlopen is being cared for at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center. The Marine Education and Rehabilitation Institute took in the seal pup last month. She’s been given the name Eloise, and is believed to be less than one month old. The seal was found to…
Read MoreRescued Seal Pippi Is Back In The Ocean
Pippi, a gray seal rescued at Dewey Beach in February, has been successfully rehabilitated at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and is now back in her ocean home. The Marine Education Research Rehabilitation Institute, or MERR, coordinated the rescue nine months ago. Pippi had a number of ailments, was malnourished and dehydrated and appeared to…
Read MoreNational Aquarium Returns Rescued Seal ‘Huck Finn’ to Atlantic at Assateague
A core team of Animal Rescue staff traveled to Assateague State Park the morning of April 29 to release successfully rehabilitated rescued seal Huck Finn back to the Atlantic Ocean. The National Aquarium’s staff remains dedicated to providing the highest level of animal care and welfare as well as advancing mission critical work despite its…
Read MoreSperm Whale Washes Ashore Early Sunday in North Ocean City, Dies
Officials from the National Aquarium say the sperm whale that was reported stranded along the shoreline in front of the High Point South Condos early Sunday has died. As the lead responder for live whale/cetacean strandings in the State of Maryland, the National Aquarium dispatched a team to Ocean City Sunday where the small whale…
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