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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
We just recorded the fourth busiest cold-stunned season on record. More than 730 sea turtles were rescued or recovered, most of them critically endangered Kemp’s Ridleys.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Longtime volunteers Peggy Sagan and her husband Mike Simons are active members of Wellfleet Bay's community. Now they've taken steps to help ensure that the sanctuary's important work continues in the years ahead.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
If you're ready to learn more birds than the ones at your feeder, your chance is coming up! Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary birding ace Chris Walz will be kicking off his popular year-long birding program covering the Cape's many birding hot spots.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
The annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference will not be held in 2022. Organizers say it's hoped the conference eventually can return to an in-person event and continue to serve as an important networking opportunity.
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This is the time of year when our collective attention turns to gifts. So for this seasonal message I’d like to unwrap the meaning of gift and offer those that come “without ribbons. [That come] without tags…without packages, boxes or bags.” Look up the word gift in the Merriam Webster dictionary and the first definition […]
Every cold-stun sea turtle season has its special characteristics and this year’s will be known for how long it lasted— well into January! As of this posting, we’ve rescued or recovered over 700 sea turtles, our fourth busiest year. Last year we had over 1,000 by the end of the season. But now that we’re […]