Release of two seals treated at UNE MARC makes headlines
The October 23rd release of two seal pups who were treated at UNE’s Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center (MARC) received news coverage from various media outlets, including WLNE-6 News, WPRI, The Day, and the Narragansett-South Kingstown Patch.
Hershey (female) and Brunswick (male), two five-month old harbor seal pups were rescued in Maine on May 28, 2012, and July 2, 2012, respectively. After undergoing rehabilitation at MARC, the seals were transferred to Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, and from there were released into the waters of Charlestown Breachway State Beach.
In attendance at the release were the winner of Seals on the Rocks fundraiser contest and students of Mystic Aquarium’s Sea School, the country’s only licensed aquarium-based preschool.