Alaska SeaLife Center

@Tamterew Thank you SO much Tamera!

@AlaskaSeaLife Thanks for letting us know how we can help. Sent you some goodies, but looks like they will take a bit to get there (of course). Best wishes!

❗New Patient Admitted to the ASLC Wildlife Response Program❗ How can you help the team caring for this pup?? Donate essential items from our Amazon wishlist. Together, we can ensure these important patients get the care they need to be rehabilitated: bit.ly/ASLCWishlist20…

What do you think… do we need to share more ice seal stories? Seal scientists like Taku support our research programs and inspire our visitors. Who wants to see us start a new *Ice Seal Sundays* series to bring you more seal science stories??

The Alaska SeaLife Center Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Dr. Wei Ying Wong will be ASLC's new President and CEO! Please join us in welcoming Wei Ying to her new role leading ASLC! Learn more: alaskasealife.org/news_item/184

Alaskans! It's the last week to apply for your PFD if you haven’t already! Don't forget that Alaskans can choose to Pick Click Give to nonprofits doing critical work in our communities. Every donation makes a difference to Alaska non-profits! bit.ly/ASLC-PCG

Even ASLC staff don’t get to see the northern abalones move frequently, as these unique gastropods are primarily sedentary. Except for feeding time, that is! Abalones clamp down kelp with their foot and then munch with their radula, a tongue-like band with many small teeth.

There's no place like Seward, Alaska ❤️ We're fortunate to share our home with incredible wildlife from the land and ocean. Let's work together to protect and respect them by keeping our distance and using a big zoom on cameras or phones while observing from a distance.

It's one of our favorite days of the year: International Day of the Seal! How does the ASLC and the seals here support ice seal science? Experts from the ASLC, the University of California Santa Cruz, and other partner institutions collaborate on the "PHOCAS" project.

Join ASLC vet staff tomorrow for a Facebook LIVE from the Central Lab as they walk us through the process of running in-house blood work. Ask questions in the comments and get answers live about how our team runs diagnostic blood tests from our small town in Alaska!💙

The closer you look, the more incredible it gets! Who can name this unique Alaskan fish species?

Tuft growing season is in full swing! Tufted puffins molt their primary feathers in the fall and start growing their tufts in at the end of December. The tufts will be fully grown around the end of April, just in time for breeding season!

Feeling *crabby* that spring break is almost over? End your week with a trip to the ASLC! There's still time to book a sneak peek or animal encounter that we're opening early for this week only! Reserve your spot: alaskasealife.org/tours_encounte…

Alaskans remembering the "first day of spring" is only five days away 😂

We gave our veterinary team a GoPro to document a voluntary blood draw with Forrest, our male Steller sea lion! In this video, you'll see a first-hand glimpse of what being on the ASLC vet team is like, including mentoring some of our incredible interns 💙

Fancy footwork and a take-off from Mammoth the common murre during this scale session feeding! Mammoth, this week's Bird of the Week, will turn 13 this July! He, just like his love interest Magma, loves to come up to scale sessions to stand around and hope for free food 😂

Who is ready for a STELLER spring break?! Spring break is the perfect time to visit the Alaska SeaLife Center, and we have exclusive sneak peeks and animal encounters opening before the summer season for this week only! Reserve your spot: alaskasealife.org/tours_encounte…

March of the p̶e̶n̶g̶u̶i̶n̶s̶ ✨MURRES✨ For the month of March, we're intorducing you to some of the ASLC common murres! These black and white birds commonly get mistaken for... you guessed it... penguins! Meet Magma, who hatched at the ASLC in 2018!

In honor of Women’s History Month and #InternationalWomen’sDay today, we’re celebrating the amazing women past and present who have contributed to mission work at the ASLC! Thank you for your contribution to this field and for inspiring more women to follow in your footsteps!

Did you know we have our own in-house laboratory at the ASLC? Join the ASLC veterinary team as they draw blood from an ASLC puffin and learn what makes bird blood sp special as we analyze the samples at the central lab!

We hope you have a *fin*tastic Monday! Our FREE Small Fry School Program for you and your pre-K learner(s) meets every Monday at 11 AM. We hope to *sea* you then! Learn more: alaskasealife.org/small_fry_scho…