Sea Turtle Open House

When:
Saturday, Nov 24, 2018 12:00p -
4:00p

Where:
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
291 State Highway Route 6
South Wellfleet, MA 02663

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Admission:
Unknown

Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Kid Friendly, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good

Event website:
massaudubon.org/wellfleet

Drop in to learn more about sea turtles and why they strand on the beaches of Cape Cod in the late fall. The open house is free with sanctuary admission or membership.


Enjoy on-going exhibits including a photo exhibit of our sea turtle rescue program, touch tables with turtle shells and skulls, a craft table for kids, family-friendly sea turtle games and more. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. If the winds are right, you may have the opportunity to witness live sea turtles as they are being brought into our sanctuary for the start of their rehabilitation.


Special FREE programming during the open house includes:
12:30-1 PM: Lecture: Rescuing Sea Turtles
Sanctuary Director Bob Prescott will share his experiences rescuing sea turtles on Cape Cod for over thirty years.


1:30-2 PM: Creature Feature: Turtles of Cape Cod
Meet the shelled creatures of the sanctuary and learn about the fascinating lives of turtles. This program is geared toward families.


2:30-3 PM: Lecture: Ecology of Sea Turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean


Join Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) Sea Turtle Biologist Samir Patel for a look at CFF’s sea turtle research efforts. This presentation will feature underwater footage from camera tags deployed on leatherbacks and from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) observations of loggerheads.


In addition to the open house there will be Sea Turtle Patrol walks from 10:30 am-12:30 pm and a screening of the documentary film "Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction" from 3:30 pm - 5 pm. Fees apply for these additional programs and preregistration is required. Call 508-349-2615 for more information and to register.

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