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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE's Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center to release four seals

The University of New England Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center (UNE/MARC) will be releasing three seals, all rescued from beaches in Maine, on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 10 am at Gilbert Place, Mile Stretch, Biddeford, Maine.  The release will be open to the public and provides a unique opportunity to observe local marine wildlife.

Three grey seals, all rehabilitated by MARC for various health reasons, will be returned to the ocean with a clean bill of health.  One of the seals, named "Capelli d'angelo," will be fitted with a satellite tag to track her movements post-release.

UNE/MARC is a not for profit organization that operates the only Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle rehabilitation program in Maine.  MARC staff treated over 90 seals last year. 

Directions to Gilbert Place:  Take exit 32 (Biddeford exit), turn left onto Rte 111, go 1.3 mi, turn left onto Rte 1, Bear right on Alfred St, go 1 mi, turn right on Pool St, go 5.4 mi, bear left on Bridge Rd, go 0.6 mi, Bear left on Milestretch Rd, go 0.9 mi, turn right on Gilbert Pl, go 0.1 mi.  Park in the lot and follow path to the beach.
 

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.