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Rare Manatee Spotted in Rhode Island Found Dead Offshore
Rare Manatee Spotted in Rhode Island Found Dead Offshore
It is a tragic end to the story of a manatee swimming in the bay waters of Rhode Island. In early September, the first manatee spotted in the area in over 15 years was photographed in Charlestown's Quonochontaug Pond. Sadly, that same manatee was recently found decomposing in the offshore waters around Rhode Island, never having made it south as things started to cool off in New England. W... Read
Amazing Manatee Sighting in Rhode Island Shows How Warm Waters Are
Amazing Manatee Sighting in Rhode Island Shows How Warm Waters Are
If you were wondering how warm the waters around Southern New England were these days, a recent marine animal sighting in Rhode Island will tell you. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) reported the spotting of a West Indian manatee in Charlestown's Quonochontaug Pond. Now t...
Epic Troll Exhibit Adding Art to Beautiful Charlestown Park
Epic Troll Exhibit Adding Art to Beautiful Charlestown Park
If you see giant trolls in Rhode Island next summer, there's no need to be afraid. They are going to be part of a new art exhibit the South County Tourism Council is super excited about. As if Charlestown's Ninigret Park wasn't amazing enough on its own, world-renowned "Recycling Art Activist" Thomas Dambo is bringing something even more incredible to this beloved natural landscape. Towe
See Mystic Aquarium’s First Public Seal Pup Release in Two Years
See Mystic Aquarium’s First Public Seal Pup Release in Two Years
Chilly temperatures didn't keep the crowds off the beach in Charlestown, Rhode Island on Tuesday as the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program performed their first public release of a rehabilitated seal pup in two years. Since the pandemic began, the Mystic Aquarium had been releasing rehabilitated marine animals at unannounced times in private locations to keep the crowds from gathering. But ...

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