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A new rehab area for rescued sea turtles
Greetings from the Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP)! Usually around this time of year we would be sharing stories of rescued animals that are in our care here at the National Aquarium; however, with...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: The Nature of Learning
In early May, the Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) spent two days at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge engaging students in activities focused on climate change and its effects on the diamondback...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Catch Crabs, Not Terrapins
Crab feasts are a summertime tradition here in Maryland. There’s nothing like gathering around a picnic table with family and friends to spend time together, eating, drinking and picking crabs! With...
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Animal Update – September 14
Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...
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MARP Turtles Update
Greetings from the sea turtle rehab area! Our veterinary and husbandry staff have been working hard to make sure our two turtle residents, London and Olympian, are receiving the best care during their...
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MARP Turtles Update: Halloween Enrichment
October has brought a frightful amount of excitement from our staff. Enrichment, a crucial part of our Marine Animal Rescue Program’s (MARP) rehabilitation of sea turtles, is designed to further engage...
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National Aquarium Celebrates Rescued Turtle Release
This morning, National Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP) joined the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rescue Program for a release of three rescued sea turtles. The rehabilitated turtles,...
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A Blue View: WIDECAST
A Blue View is a weekly perspective on the life aquatic, hosted by National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli. From the smallest plants and animals invisible to the human eye to entire ecosystems, every...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: MARP Turtle Update
This year, our friends at the New England Aquarium have received a record number of turtle patients to their Animal Care Center. After more than 160 severely cold stunned turtles came through their...
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Thoughtful Thursdays: Local Students Release Their Terrapins!
Since September, students from 32 schools across Maryland have cared for baby turtles in their classrooms. Through the National Aquarium’s Terrapins in the Classroom program, hatchling diamondback...
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National Zookeeper Appreciation Week: Elizabeth Schneble
In celebration of National Zookeeper Appreciation Week, meet one of our Aquarists, Elizabeth Schneble! How long have you been at the Aquarium? I have been working in the Fishes Department for a just...
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How Satellite Tagging Is Teaching Us About Sea Turtle Migration
The National Aquarium and Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center recently partnered to release four juvenile loggerhead sea turtles named Findlay, Rooney, Portsmouth, and Grenada at Sandbridge,...
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An Update on our Sea Turtle Patients!
The cold-stun turtle season has died down, and 19 turtles are now being cared for by our Animal Rescue team. Fifteen of our turtle patients came from Cape Cod; three traveled South from New Jersey;...
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Australia Staff Caring for Eight Snapping Turtle Hatchlings!
We’re excited to share that our staff in Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes is now caring for eight snapping turtle hatchlings! After announcing our first hatchling in late February, Aquarium staff...
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Animal Rescue Update: 11 Turtle Patients Ready for Release
Our Animal Health and Animal Rescue staff have been busy continuing to care for the 19 cold-stunned sea turtles currently in rehabilitation. Over the last three months, many of our patients have been...
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Animal Update – April 11
Mary River Turtle in Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes A Mary river turtle is now on exhibit in our Animal Planet Australia exhibit! Australia’s largest species of freshwater turtle can only be...
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Animal Rescue Update: 13 Turtles Ready for Release This Week!
Our Animal Rescue team is excited to announce that 13 of our current sea turtle patients in rehabilitation are going to be released this week! Animal Rescue and Animal Health staff have been busy the...
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Happy World Turtle Day!
There are approximately 300 different types of turtles, including seven species of sea turtles. It is estimated that turtles have existed for over 200 million years, making them some of the oldest...
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