Harbor Wetland & Animal Care & Rescue Center Tour
Schedule
Sat Oct 12 2024 at 08:30 am to 11:00 am
UTC-04:00Location
National Aquarium | Baltimore, MD
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Join us for this special members-only tour of the Harbor Wetland exhibit and the Animal Care and Rescue Center with Jack Cover, general curator of the National Aquarium. Jack was instrumental in the development of Harbor Wetland, a 10,000-square-foot artificial salt marsh located between the aquarium’s two main buildings. The habitat is home to 40,000 grass and shrub specimens planted on buoyant plastic-fiber mats and represents the natural habitat that once existed there. Its unique design is the result of four prototypes designed and tested for the last 14 years. Fish and wildlife such as night herons and river otters have been spotted, checking out the new waterfront living.Following our wetland tour, we’ll walk to the Animal Care and Rescue Center, about half a mile away. You may think that only sick or injured animals are housed there, but it is the first stop for every animal before it enters the aquarium’s exhibits. Animals stay for a standard quarantine period to ensure good health and for the staff to get to know them as individuals while giving them time to adapt. The center is also home to the National Aquarium Animal Rescue which rescues and rehabilitates endangered and protected seal and turtle species before their release back into the ocean. The ACRC houses two state-of-the-art suites for seal rehabilitation while rescued turtles are cared for at the main aquarium building.
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Where is it happening?
National Aquarium, 501 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21202-3574, United States,Baltimore, MarylandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
