Florida, Sea Turtle

Comatose and Washed Up, 1,000 Endangered Sea Turtles Are Rescued in Florida
The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.
"Wow," a rehabilitated green sea turtle, released in Florida Keys
"Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her, underwent a series of successful surgeries at the Turtle Hospital.
In an ‘impressive’ rescue, more than 1,200 sea turtles saved from cold Florida waters
On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea turtles so far. While that’s far fewer than the hundreds rescued off the Panhandle, it’s the most stressed turtles the state has documented in Northeast Florida, according to the wildlife agency.
Florida beaches are seeing an influx of cold-stunned and sick green sea turtles
Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab cares for green sea turtles in double digits as they wash up on beaches cold-stunned and critically ill.
Ten sea turtles rescued on Cape Cod last year released in Florida
It is always rewarding to return sea turtles to the ocean where they belong,” said Adam Kennedy, director of rescue and rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium.
Was Padre Island National Seashore part of January sea turtle rescue?
Numerous groups worked together to save cold-stunned green sea turtles on Jan. 21, but Padre Island National Seashore paused efforts that day.
Sea turtles stranded on Cape Cod's beaches rehabilitated and released in Florida
Turtle rescues from Cape Cod are a regular event. The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary searches for turtles that get stuck in ...
Sea turtles make a comeback as conservation efforts pay off
Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...
Doctors at Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab saw highest influx of sea turtles this month
The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab in south Saint Augustine treated almost 120 turtles in January alone. Normally, ...
UF Sea Turtle Hospital needs donations after helping over 100 cold-stunned sea turtles
The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab needs donations after helping 119 cold-stunned sea turtles in three days.
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Mote Is Nursing 22 Cold-Stunned Juvenile Green Sea Turtles Back to Health
This week alone, in collaboration with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and other partners, Mote Marine Laboratory & ...
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TSA releases about 350 green sea turtles into the Gulf
Nearly 350 green sea turtles were released back into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Feb.1, by the Texas State Aquarium (TSA). The cold-stunned sea turtles were transported to the TSA from Jan. 21 ...
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New England Aquarium releases 10 rescued sea turtles
Ten rescued sea turtles have returned to the ocean waters off Florida after being rehabilitated by the New England Aquarium ...
Tourists in São Tomé gather to watch release of 400 baby turtles into the sea
The territorial sea of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to five of the seven species of sea turtles in the world. View on ...