NECWA News Blog

NECWA in action is what it is all about! We understand the importance of educational outreach to interested young professionals like the Cadets at Mass Maritime Academy. Last week, Krill Carson and Helen Granger presented NECWA's work with marine wildlife strandings to a group of interested cadets. At the end of Krill's presentation, Jack Gerrior and Coleman Earner talked about their experiences with NECWA last fall and early winter as they worked with NECWA through the college's coop program. Both were eager to talk about their work and experiences out in the field rescuing live animals and documenting dead ones. Jack and Coleman were amazing members of our team last fall and we miss them very much. But we are so proud of all of their work and accomplishments.

Natural History Museum hosts presentation on protection of local wildlife Nov 9, 2021 To see the article online, click Sippican Week The Marion Natural History Museum welcomed the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance last week to learn about what can be done to rescue Diamondback terrapins and Ocean sunfish in the area. Terrapins live in the brackish coastal waters off our coast and nest along our sandy beaches. Ocean sunfish swim in the open waters along our coast and due to their distinctive dorsal fins — which wave above the water surface — are occasionally mistaken for sharks when viewed from a distance. The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance showed attendees how they are working to protect terrapins as well as helping sunfish who find themselves stranded in water too shallow for them to escape and get back out to the open ocean. The museum thanked Krill Carson and the volunteers at the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance for all their work protecting these important species.