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         |  | 2008 - Year of the Frog Celebrate the Year of the Frog with the North Carolina Zoo and the North Carolina Zoological Society—and with a zoo close to your home. [ Full Article ] What I Know About...Paleontology Some scientists devote their lives to learning about wildlife that existed millions of years ago. Paleontologist Peter Kranz of the Dinosaur Fund shares his experience working in the field and as an educator. [ Full Article ] Seals, Seals, Seals An unusually high number of seals have been showing up on North Carolina's beaches this spring. One of them was a harp seal entangled in a fishing net. NEST volunteer Jackie Orsulak explains the situation. [ Full Article ] What I Know About...Seal-Sitting Turtle researcher Jackie Orsulak joins other volunteers to look after a "hauled-out" seal near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. [ Full Article ] Beaked Whale Necropsy Turtle conservationist Jackie Orsulak assists on the necropsy of a beached beaked whale in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. [ Full Article ] Porpoise Beaches in Kitty Hawk Sea turtle conservationist Jackie Orsulak is back, this time with a story about a beached porpoise that has traveled from North Carolina to Virginia to New York. [ Full Article ] Designing Turtle Telemetry Equipment University student Joel Lim of Singapore is interested in designing the next generation of sea turtle tracking devices. [ Full Article ] What I Know About...Aye-Ayes An animal with "the head of a rat, the body of a monkey, the tail of a fox and the hands of a witch?" [ Full Article ] Marine Mammal Strandings What would you do if you came across a dolphin or seal stranded on the beach? Turtle conservationist Jackie Orsulak attended a workshop to learn how to help in this situation. [ Full Article ] Another Day, Another Seal The wave of marine mammal appearances on North Carolina's beaches continues. This time, it's a harp seal, and Jackie Orsulak was there to report on the situation. [ Full Article ] |
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