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Cold-stunned sea turtles enter rehab at North Carolina aquarium
Seven cold-stunned sea turtles entered rehabilitation at a North Carolina aquarium last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, six green sea turtles and one Kemp’s ridley sea turtle were placed under professional care at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF).
More than 40 green sea turtles released after cold-weather rescue
GALVESTON, Texas — More than 40 cold-stunned green sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico Friday afternoon in Galveston. They were rehabilitated by local wildlife organizations.
Fort Fisher Aquarium takes in cold-stunned sea turtles
Six green sea turtles and one Kemp’s ridley sea turtle have been taken in by the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF), stunned by the sudden drop in temperature in the area.
Galveston Celebrates Release of 40 Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Back into Gulf of Mexico
Over 40 green sea turtles were rehabilitated and released in Galveston after a cold snap left them cold-stunned, with the community witnessing the event.
Texas State Aquarium issues alert for cold-stunned turtles this week
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas State Aquarium has issued a potential cold-stunned turtle alert in our state. With forecasts showing temperatures dropping below 50 degrees over the next few days --sea turtles are at risk of cold-stunning.
Sea Turtle Patrol warns of cold stunned turtles
Cold stunning is what can happen when sea turtles are exposed to cold temperatures, which results in them becoming weak and inactive, the Fishery Division of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said. Eventually, they are unable to swim and will float to the surface.
Gulf World Marine Institute releases 4 cold-stunned sea turtles back into the Gulf
More than 50 people came to Salinas Park Gulfside to watch four cold-stunned juvenile green sea turtles return to the Gulf. For more News, Weather, and Sports in Panama City, Florida visit:
Cold-stunned turtles released from Galveston beach
The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, Houston Zoo and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Friday released more than 40 recently rescued, cold-stunned green sea turtles into the
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Six Juvenile Sea Turtles Released at Canaveral National Seashore for 50th Anniversary Celebration
This past Friday, 6 juvenile sea turtles were released back into the wild at Canaveral National Seashore, marking a ...
Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast
Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an ...
What do turtles eat? Whether in the wild or your home, here's the reptile's diet
In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and ...
Over 500 dead Olive Ridley turtles wash ashore in Tamil Nadu: Report
The carcasses were too decomposed to determine the cause of death, but experts suggested the animals were likely strangled in ...
What happens to the injured sea turtles that are rescued by responders in the wild?
Most stranded sea turtles don’t need extra medical care. Those that do are taken to one of the state’s aquariums. The one's ...
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Turtle claims mooted
Conservationists’ lawsuit against the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to stablefish pot fishing was tossed as moot ...
Galveston researchers rush to save sea turtles in the face of arctic blast
Some were big, some were small, and all were eager to get back into the ocean. Under the curious gaze of hundreds of onlookers at Galveston's Stewart Beach, around 40 recently cold-stunned green sea ...
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Magical underwater moment: diver swims with sea turtle
A diver came up close to a sea turtle off the coast of Siquijor in the Philippines.