Meet the New England team working to rescue the seals

Meet the New England team working to rescue the seals

The Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Team has never been busier. Looking through binoculars, program manager Sarah Callan scanned the shoreline for a growing problem on Block Island — entangled seals. When fishing gear, garbage or a balloon gets wrapped around a gray seal’s neck, it tightens as the marine mammal — which can exceed 800 pounds — grows and lead to significant injury or death. Twenty entangled gray seals have been reported to the Conne…

Eight Entangled Seals Rescued Off Block Island After DEM Installs Monitoring Camera - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Eight Entangled Seals Rescued Off Block Island After DEM Installs Monitoring Camera A newly installed camera at the North Lighthouse on Block Island is already making waves in marine conservation, helping rescue eight entangled seals, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced this week. The seals were spotted and rescued thanks to the camera, which was recently set up by DEM’s Division of Marine Fisheri…

Eight entangled seals rescued off Block Island thanks to new camera

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) — Eight entangled seals have been rescued off Block Island since the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) installed a camera to watch over the local population. The DEM's Division of Fisheries and Wildlife recently placed the camera at the North Light House to keep an eye on the seals and "support conservation efforts in real time." The eight seals are being rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium and will…

Eight entangled seals rescued off Block Island after state installs camera, officials say - The Boston Globe

Each of the seals is being rehabilitated at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Environmental Management.

Eight seals rescued thanks to new initiative on Block Island

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said eight seals have been rescued due to a newly installed camera at the Northern Lighthouse on Block Island. (courtesy: Mystic Aquarium) NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said eight entangled seals have been rescued due to a newly installed camera at the Northern Lighthouse on Block...