Karen Helms | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center

Humboldt Bay Critter Crawl to Benefit NMMC!

Posted on June 17, 2014June 19, 2014 by Karen Helms

The Humboldt Bay Critter Crawl is a non-competitive open water swim to benefit local charities caring for wild and domestic animals in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. This is a current assisted 4.5-mile swim from the opening of the bay along the Eureka city front to the Woodley Island Marina. The swim will be held this year on Sunday, July 13th 2014 to benefit the North Coast Marine Mammal Center...
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NMMC on the Air! ECO News Broadcast 22 May 14

Posted on May 21, 2014May 23, 2014 by Karen Helms

At 1:30 pm on Thursday, 22 May, Janet Dickey, Hospital Coordinator for the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center spoke with Jennifer Savage on the Humboldt State University ECO-News radio program. The broadcast was carried live on both KNSR 90.5 FM and KHSU 91.9 FM. Please visit The Northcoast Environmental Center' website at: http://www.yournec.org/ for more information. Our sincere than...
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DVM Dr. Wood Wins Best Vet Award 2014

Posted on April 27, 2014April 27, 2014 by Karen Helms

Dr. Dennis Wood, DVM was voted the Best Veterinarian 2014 for Del Norte County by the recent Triplicate "Reader's Choice Awards." Dr Wood, founder of the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center, stated, "As founding veterinarian and medical director of the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center since 1985 and member of the Whale Disentanglement Network, I am also priveleged to care for the marine mammals of t...
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Coolio off to Pittsburgh Zoo

Posted on April 26, 2014April 26, 2014 by Karen Helms

Northcoast Marine Mammal Center: Elephant seal goes airborne Written by Jessica Cejnar, The Triplicate April 24, 2014 11:11 am http://www.triplicate.com/News/Local-News/Northcoast-Marine-Mammal-Center-Elephant-seal-goes-airborne With baited breath Northcoast Marine Mammal Center volunteers, armed with backboards, prevented the 500-pound northern elephant seal fro...
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Elephant Seal “Weaners”

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Karen Helms

Over the last two weeks the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center has welcomed 15 Elephant Seal "weaners." Weaners are Elephant Seals who have been 'weaned' from their mothers' milk, still may not be familiar with how to catch fish or even know what fish are. Weaner Elephant Seals currently in residence in the Center's outdoors pens include: Violet (Point Saint George rescue) Walter Oscar Cody...
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Violet and Taco

Posted on April 12, 2014April 12, 2014 by Karen Helms

We brought in two more Elephant Seal weaners yesterday. Violet is the one from Point St. George and Taco is the one from right in front of Battery Point Lighthouse, close to the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center (NMMC). Taco is a big boy at around 110 lbs.
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Fundraising via Amazon.com

Posted on April 5, 2014April 6, 2014 by Karen Helms

Hey all! We have started a new fundraising opportunity for the NMMC through Amazon.com. All you need to do is save our website to your favorites tab and whenever you want to shop Amazon, go to our website, click on the Amazon link at the bottom of our page to access...that is it!! That, and tell all of your friends and family to do the same. The center will get around 4% of the purchase pri...
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Winston & Walter

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Karen Helms

Winston and Walter were found in crescent City, CA. Winston came to us on the first of April, and Walter came to us on the second. They are both about four months old. They came in weighing 82 pounds and 78 pounds. They did not properly learn how to eat fish once they were weaned from there mothers at about a month old. They should each weigh somewhere between 150-250 pounds. Once they have gained...
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Coolio Moves to Pittsburgh Zoo

Posted on March 30, 2014April 2, 2014 by Karen Helms

"Coolio" is OFFICIALLY being transferred to Pittsburgh Zoo!! The necessary paperwork was filed on 03.27.2014. We had a visitor, Paul Moyett, the Assistant Curator of Aquatic Animals for PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh Zoo) the last week in March. Paul was sent to observe "Coolio". "Coolio's" trainers have already been "skyped" in to see a few of his feeds this week, and are anxiously anticipating his...
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Muddy — Harbor Pup

Posted on March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 by Karen Helms

Muddy was was found on a beach just south of Eureka, table bluff I believe. Volunteers were up to their knees trying to get to the beach (hence the name). He was brought in because of maternal separation and prematurity. He still has his lanugo coat, meaning he was born premature. He weighed only 13.5# on intake, he should weigh in the low twenties by now. He had labored breathing and was lethargi...
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