Department, National Aquarium Release Three Rehabilitated Reptiles The Maryland Natural Resources Police in Ocean City recently teamed up with the National Aquarium to release three rehabilitated sea turtles. On September 9, officers met with aquarium representatives along with two Kemp’s ridley turtles and one green sea turtle. The turtles, Mozzarella, Stilton, and Halloumi, were rescued […]
CBL Seminar: Protecting Sea Turtles & Their Habitat
The Inter-American Convention for the Protection & Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) Tomorrow, October 15th from 7:00pm – 8:00pm Presented by Ms. Verónica Cáceres Chamorro (MS 2001) In order to be successful in protecting sea turtle species from extinction, global collaboration and conservation measures implemented by many nations is necessary. This presentation will discuss the […]
Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles Protected by Law
Coastal Residents and Visitors Urged to Report Stranded Marine Life Maryland’s tidal waters are visited by a variety of aquatic wildlife. Unfortunately, some of these animals find themselves stranded along the state’s shoreline, particularly between May and October. Since 1990, Maryland’s Stranding Response Program has documented strandings of 25 species of marine mammals and four […]
Protected Aquatic Wildlife Among Summer Visitors
Marine Mammal, Sea Turtle Strandings Should be Reported As warm weather settles in and the days grow longer, Maryland’s waters become a destination not for just humans, but also marine animals. In the past century, 23 different species of marine mammals and sea turtles have been documented in and around state waters. Visitors include bottlenose […]