Nature Center Presents ‘What Happened to Our Dolphins?’

CAPE MAY — We love our dolphins, don’t we? Dolphin watching is a popular summer past time for visitors and local alike and whole businesses depend on this regular and welcome visitor to the Jersey Shore. But we want our dolphins parading offshore, not laying dead on our beaches. This summer, over 100 dolphins washed ashore on Jersey’s beaches.
On Nov. 14, Sarah Miele from Brigantine’s Marine Mammal Stranding Center will visit the Nature Center of Cape May to bring us up to date on what’s happening to our dolphins. But of course the Marine Mammal Stranding Center is about much more than sick dolphins. In a typical year, the Center will rescue well over 200 seals, turtles and even the occasional manatee. After recuperation, the creatures are released to their natural habitat. You are invited to come out on Thurs., the 14th, to learn about the important work of the Stranding Center, and Sarah will explain what you can do to help.
The Nature Center’s Harborside Chats begin at 6:00 in the Charlotte Van Leer Todd Building, 1600 Delaware Avenue in Cape May…..on the harbor! Chats are free, donations are appreciated and light refreshments are provided.
Ms. Miele graduated from Richard Stockton College with a B.A. in Teacher Education and a minor in environmental studies. She is a certified New Jersey Public School Teacher with over 10 years experience working for environmental non-profit organizations here in our State.
The Nature Center of Cape May (NCCM) is situated on the rim of Cape May Harbor at 1600 Delaware Avenue in Cape May. One of 7 centers operated by New Jersey Audubon, the Center provides family oriented programming in the marine sciences and other nature oriented themes. Programs are scheduled throughout the year; public visitation is available 7 days per week, April through October. Visit our campus, shop at the nature store and view the breathtaking harbor and its environment from the Trucksess Observation tower.