North Carolina Aquariums

Aquarium · Raleigh, NC, USA

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A wooden archway sign reading Monarchs and More Habitat Garden stands over a mulched path through a planted pollinator garden, with interpretive panels on low posts, flowering plants on both sides and a parking area and trees behind.

Expansions

A Garden Two Years in the Making, Finished by a Sign

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island finished its Monarch SAFE Garden on ...

North America

Raising Reef Fish From Larvae, So Fewer Come From the Reef

Almost every marine fish in an American public aquarium started its life on ...

A sand tiger shark lies in a shallow concrete holding pool at a North Carolina aquarium while two divers in wetsuits and masks steady it from the water and three staff lean over the pool wall above.

Conservation Projects

Two Sharks, Four Aquariums, and a Telehandler

Moving a 282-pound shark out of a building takes a cargo net, a ...

Three newborn Asian small-clawed otter pups, eyes still closed, lie together on a blue towel in an animal care area.

North America

North Carolina Aquarium Welcomes Trio of Asian Small-Clawed Otter Pups

For the second time in less than a year, North Carolina Aquarium at ...

A sea turtle silhouetted against bright blue water, seen from below with its front flippers spread.

Zoo Rescues

Sea Turtles Soar to Freedom: 107 Rehabilitated Turtles Released by US Coast Guard

Fort Macon, Feb. 3, 2023 – A sight to see and a day ...