Harbor seal

Transformative new seal habitat, "PInniped Cove," debuts June 8 as largest exhibit in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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At 160,000 gallons, the new seal habitat becomes the largest display in The Maritime Aquariums 33-year history, surpassing its 110,000-gallon shark exhibit.

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  • At 160,000 gallons, the new seal habitat becomes the largest display in The Maritime Aquariums 33-year history, surpassing its 110,000-gallon shark exhibit.
  • The Maritime Aquarium displays five female harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), the species of seal that commonly migrate into nearby Long Island Sound each winter.
  • This is a beautiful, enormous new space that guests will love maybe even more than the seals will, said Aquarium spokesman Dave Sigworth.
  • About The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk:
    The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to educate visitors about and to create stewards for Long Island Sound.

New initiative inspires coexistence with seals on Cape Cod beaches

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Geography of Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Geography of the United States, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Seal hunting, Chatham, Massachusetts, Eastham, Massachusetts, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, Harbor seal

CAPE COD, Mass., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Beachgoers will spot new signs across Cape Cod beaches this summer, a lesson in human-animal coexistence facilitated by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), whose international operations center is located in Yarmouth Port, MA.

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  • CAPE COD, Mass., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Beachgoers will spot new signs across Cape Cod beaches this summer, a lesson in human-animal coexistence facilitated by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), whose international operations center is located in Yarmouth Port, MA.
  • A total of 100 signs have been distributed to 14 towns and the Cape Cod National Seashore.
  • "As tourism begins to increase here on Cape Cod and on other New England beaches this month, it's also a perfect time to acknowledge the busy season for harbor seal-pups,"says IFAW animal rescue officer Misty Niemeyer.
  • Seals areanintegral part of the coastalecosystem, and with more than 100 seal awareness signs now appearing at beaches across the region,the importanceofhealthycoexistence with these animalsisclear.