Wednesday, January 2, 2013
URI’s Justin Richard is learning about belugas in an interesting way.
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Wednesday, January 2
Release courtesy of the University of Rhode Island Department of Communications and Marketing. Justin Richard spent nearly 10 years as a beluga whale trainer at Mystic Aquarium, where he taught the Arctic marine mammals to voluntarily submit to regular health screenings. But it’s not so easy to conduct health screenings of wild whales. So he has taken what he learned at Mystic to the University of Rhode Island in an effort to find non-invasive ways of monitoring the health of wild beluga populations. A doctoral student in the URI Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Program, Richard says he is trying to learn whether he can determine a whale’s gender, reproductive status and other information from the cells and hormones that they exhale. “…
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Aw, look! Cute animals! Yay!
Mystic Aquarium’s animal rescue team released two 5-month-old harbor seal pups, Hershey and Brunswick, into the waters of Charlestown Breachway State Beach today. Both Hershey, a female, and Brunswick, a male, were rescued in Maine and spent a brief period of time undergoing rehabilitation at the University of New England’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center in Biddeford, Maine, before being transferred to Mystic Aquarium’s Seal Rescue Clinic. Hershey was rescued on May 28 and came to Mystic Aquarium on June 4. A thin, dehydrated, abandoned pup, she was treated with supportive fluid therapy and antibiotics. Brunswick was rescued on July 2 and came to Mystic Aquarium on July 16. He arrived as a weanling and was thin, dehydrated, …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
A 1-year-old harp seal, Valentine, will be released at 9 a.m. Thursday from Charlestown Breachway State Beach. Seals are cute.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Mystic Aquarium’s animal rescue team will release a 1-year-old male harp seal named Valentine into the waters of Charlestown Breachway State Beach in Charlestown on Thursday, March 22 at 9 a.m. Mystic Aquarium rescued Valentine on Feb. 13, 2012, at Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, R.I. He had numerous infected wounds on his back, which appeared to be shark inflicted, and has since recovered after being treated with wound care and antibiotics. The name “harp seal” comes from the “v” shaped markings on the species’ back, which resembles a harp. Harp seals typically travel from Canada into New England waters during the winter in pursuit of fish and return to the colder waters in March, April or early May. Mystic Aquarium’s Marine Mammal …
Sunday, August 14, 2011
The harp seal was found malnourished off the coast of maine and brought to Mystic Aquarium, where it made a full recovery.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Mystic Aquarium from Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown on Wednesday morning. Poseidon was rescued by the Maine Department of Marine Resources on May 29 in Phippsburg, Maine, after being found on the beach lethargic and having a seizure-like activity. Upon an initial exam, Poseidon had signs of dehydration and hyperthermia (body temperature of 106 degrees when 98.6 is normal). After beginning rehabilitation and becoming stabilized at University of New England’s Marine Animal Rescue Center, Poseidon was transferred to Mystic Aquarium on June 2 to create rehabilitation space for pup season. After gaining approximately 60 pounds since arriving at Mystic Aquarium, Poseidon now weighs approximately 250 pounds, eats 18 pounds of fish per day and…
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Mystic Aquarium staff released Poseidon, a massive harp seal, back into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday morning.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Keep your eyes peeled to when you’re looking out at the Atlantic Ocean this week – If you’re lucky, you might spy Poseidon. In this case though, Poseidon isn’t the Greek god of the sea. He is a healthy harp seal that was released by Mystic Aquarium from Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown on Wednesday morning. Poseidon was rescued by the Maine Department of Marine Resources on May 29 in Phippsburg, Maine, after being found on the beach lethargic and having a seizure-like activity. Upon an initial exam, Poseidon had signs of dehydration and hyperthermia (body temperature of 106 degrees when 98.6 is normal). After beginning rehabilitation and becoming stabilized at University of New England’s Marine Animal Rescue Center, Poseidon was …
