COLD-STUNNED KEYS TURTLES REHABBING IN MARATHON

COLD-STUNNED KEYS TURTLES REHABBING IN MARATHON

Eight juvenile green sea turtles are warming up at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after being spotted in distress in unusually cold Upper Florida Keys waters.  The turtles were found in the Upper Keys on Feb. 4. According to Turtle Hospital manager Bette Zirkelbach, all are suffering from “cold stunning,” a hypothermic reaction that occurs […]

When the water turns cold, turtles need help

Florida’s unusually cold winter weather has sent state-natives largely indoors. But how is the weather affecting animals such as sea turtles?