Sea turtles cold-stunned on Cape Cod get new start in waters off Georgia

Experts issue urgent warning as breeding site faces accelerating threats: 'Deteriorating day by day'

Cox's Bazar Beach, one of the world's most important nesting grounds for olive ridley sea turtles, is in crisis. In just a few weeks, more than 100 of these vulnerable turtles have been found dead in Bangladesh, raising warnings from conservationists who say that human activity is pushing the area's wildlife to the brink. What's happening? Each year between October and April, olive ridley sea turtles migrate to Cox's Bazar to lay their eggs. But…

Sea turtles cold-stunned on Cape Cod get new start in waters off Georgia

Over the winter, veterinary staff treated the turtles for problems like pneumonia, infections, and injuries related to cold exposure.

New England Aquarium Releases 31 Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Into Ocean Waters Off North Carolina - The Quincy Sun

After months undergoing rehabilitative care, 31 critically endangered sea turtles are now back in the Atlantic Ocean. Biologists from the New England Aquarium drove the 25 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, Mass., and another Kemp’s ridleys from New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) in Riverhead, N.Y., down to Fort Fisher, N.C., where ... Read more The post New England Aquarium Releases 31 Rehabilitated …