{"id":16253,"date":"2019-04-11T11:43:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T11:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/?p=16253"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:48:13","slug":"national-aquarium-animal-rescue-releases-harp-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/exotic-medicine\/national-aquarium-animal-rescue-releases-harp-seal\/","title":{"rendered":"National Aquarium Animal Rescue Releases Harp Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 5 was a cold and wet April day at Maryland\u2019s Assateague State Park, but it was a heartwarming one for the staff at the National Aquarium\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aqua.org\/Conserve\/Animal-Rescue\">Animal Care and Rescue Center<\/a> in Baltimore. After spending more than two months at the rescue center, a young female harp seal named Marie Tharp was finally healthy enough to be released back into the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported in March, the veterinary team at the Animal Care and Rescue Center in Baltimore was <a href=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/national-aquarium-veterinarians-treating-two-harp-seals\/\">treating two harp seals<\/a> for a variety of ailments, including dehydration, respiratory illness and an internal infection. The staff named them Marie Tharp and Sally Ride,\u00a0who were nicknamed for famous scientists, which is the rescue center&#8217;s animal-naming theme for the 2018-19 season. Marie Tharp was a famous geologist and cartographer and Sally Ride was an American astronaut, physicist and engineer.<\/p>\n<h3>Returning Marie to Her Ocean Home<\/h3>\n<p>Marie Tharp was admitted to the rescue center on January 29 and given fluid therapy and antibiotics until staff determined she was healthy enough to be released back into the wild. On April 5, Marie was brought to the beach at Assateague, where National Aquarium staffers opened her crate and let her get acclimated to the environment. The young harp seal was initially hesitant, but soon bounded into the ocean.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16254\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16254\" class=\"wp-image-16254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-and-National-Aquarium-Staff.jpg\" alt=\"harp seal released by rescue center\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-and-National-Aquarium-Staff.jpg 864w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-and-National-Aquarium-Staff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-and-National-Aquarium-Staff-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Aquarium staffers watch as Marie Tharp cautiously makes her way to the ocean. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the National Aquarium<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cAfter exiting her carrier, Marie spent some time reacquainting herself with her ocean home \u2014 rolling around in the sand a bit and sniffing the salty air,\u201d the rescue center said in a release. \u201cShe then shuffled down to the shoreline to meet the waves. Marie took a dive in, and after popping up a few times here and there, disappeared back into the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16256\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16256\" class=\"wp-image-16256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-in-the-Ocean.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Tharp in the ocean\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-in-the-Ocean.jpg 864w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-in-the-Ocean-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/Marie-Tharp-in-the-Ocean-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marie makes her way into the ocean. Photo Credit: Courtesy of National Aquarium<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>According to National Aquarium staffer Kimberly Lacomare, Marie Tharp was last seen with her head bobbing in the ocean just off the Assateague shoreline. \u201cI was at the release and it was amazing to see her dive right back in!\u201d says Lacomare. \u201cShe was equipped with a tag on her flipper so we can track her progress if she pops up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Animal Rescue is also caring for rescued harp seal Sally Ride and grey seal Edwin Hubble. They\u2019re both doing well and our team is hopeful that they\u2019re nearing the final stages of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSally Ride could be released shortly,\u201d says Lacomare. \u201cWe\u2019ll know more in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Mission of the Rescue Center<\/h3>\n<p>As an extension of the National Aquarium\u2019s mission, the Animal Care and Rescue Center provides a permanent and world-class home for the care of the Aquarium\u2019s current and future animals and some of its animal rescue operations, says Weaver.<\/p>\n<p>Home to up to 1,500 animals at any given time, the center\u2019s ample pools provide a place for care and acclimation for species from beta fish to sharks, and more than doubles the capacity for off-exhibit and rescue animal care.<\/p>\n<p>The 56,339-square-foot building also houses the exhibit fabrication workshop and classroom and community space.<\/p>\n<p>The Animal Care and Rescue Center is home to state-of-the-art seal rehabilitation suites.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/practice-buildingare-exotics-a-fit-for-mepart-1-development-of-the-exotics-practice\/\">Are Exotics a Fit For Me?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending more than two months at the National Aquarium&#8217;s Animal Care and Rescue Center in Baltimore, a young female harp seal named Marie Tharp was finally healthy enough to be released back into the 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