by Karen Fitzgerald | Oct 16, 2013 | Fundraiser, Kitty Hawk, NCARI Rehab Facility, North Carolina Aquarium, Rehab Facility, Uncategorized
Fiesta for Sea Turtles!! We invite you to join us at the Fiesta for Sea Turtles Saturday, November 2, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The fun filled evening will include: Margaritas at 6 pm (cash bar) Mexican Fiesta Buffet at 7 pm BINGO at 8...
by Niko | Sep 1, 2013 | Hernando, North Beach Sun, North Carolina Aquarium, Rehab Facility, Uncategorized
EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it…A STAR is Born – The NC Aquarium Breaks Ground on the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center. No one thought Hernando the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle would survive. When he washed ashore in early spring of this...
by Niko | Aug 26, 2013 | Hernando, N.E.S.T. President, Nags Head, North Carolina Aquarium, The Coast
Hernando the sea turtle made the cover of the Coast this week (Full Article Here). The turtle was rehabilitated by N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) and North Carolina Aquariums on Roanoke Island and released at Coquina Beach on July 31. Thanks to Jay...
by Niko | Mar 27, 2013 | Community Outreach, Donnation, Education, First Flight Elementary, Fundraiser, Hilburn Academy, North Carolina Aquarium, North Carolina Wildlife Education, Rehab Facility, Season Begins, T-Shirt Contest, Volunteer Events
The Rehab Center continues in full swing. We still have a full house of Greens, Loggerheads, and Kemps Ridleys. Recent weigh-ins were very positive for Lou and Charlie, long-term care loggerheads. They are fattening up! Some turtles were released in early March....
by Niko | Feb 13, 2013 | First Flight Middle School, North Carolina Aquarium, T-Shirt Contest, Turtle Art
N.E.S.T. Vice President Terry Brown (far left), N.E.S.T. Director Linda Turowski (far right) and N.E.S.T. President Karen Fitzgerald (2nd from right), present FFHS Student Sabrina Ramirez with a $100 gift certificate to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island...
by Niko | Aug 19, 2012 | Junior Reporter, North Carolina Aquarium
Do you know what an aquarist is? An aquarist is a person who manages all the animals in an aquarium and keeps them healthy. I got to personally meet Christian Legner who is an aquarist at the North Carolina Aquariums at Roanoke Island....
