09.06.2023 Environment NY Marine Rescue Center wraps up sweet release season The New York Marine Rescue Center’s final group of rehabilitated sea turtles was released last week at Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays. Nine turtles swam off into the Atlantic,...
04.08.2022 News Seal pup found in Riverside traffic circle released back into the wild A seal pup found wandering a Riverhead traffic circle earlier this week was released back into the ocean on Friday morning. New York Marine Rescue Center volunteers carted the...
04.03.2022 News Seal pup uninjured after climbing fish ladder en route to Riverside traffic circle A seal pup found near the traffic circle in Riverside Sunday morning suffered no injuries after climbing the fish ladder at Grangebel Park and making its way to the...
05.21.2021 Environment Researchers launch pilot study to learn more about seal population now inhabiting local waters When I first started fishing on Long Island in the early 1980s, observing a marine mammal in the wild was an extremely rare occurrence. Due to years of unregulated...