After Months of Rehab, Moira the Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Has …
1 day ago · When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a bed of kelp Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Moira was released into the ...
Cold, lost sea turtle is returned from the Northwest to warm
Oct 25, 2024 · Elba Benabe-Carlo of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service looks on as Moira the loggerhead sea turtle prepares to dive into the Pacific Ocean outside of San Diego Bay on Oct. 23, 2024.
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches this year | AP News
Nov 24, 2023 · A Green Sea Turtle hatchling heads for the Atlantic Ocean in this Aug. 8, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. By most measures, it was a banner year for sea turtle nests at beaches around the U.S., including record numbers for some species in Florida and elsewhere.
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback - The New York Times
Sept. 26, 2023. Green sea turtles had an exceptional nesting season on Florida’s beaches in 2023, with volunteers counting more than 74,300 nests, according to preliminary data. That beats the...
Some Very Cold Sea Turtles Were Just Flown South for the Winter
Dec 7, 2023 · Cold-stunned sea turtles that washed ashore in Massachusetts have been flown on private planes to Florida and North Carolina for rehabilitation.
Dozens of rehabilitated turtles return to the ocean in ... - ABC News
Apr 4, 2024 · Dozens of rehabilitated turtles got their first taste of their natural habitat when they were released into the Atlantic Ocean months after they were found cold-stunned by frigid temperatures.
Transatlantic Rescue Mission Bringing Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea …
6 days ago · Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the smallest and one of the most endangered species of sea turtles in the world. Primarily found in the Gulf of Mexico and in coastal waters of the Atlantic along eastern North America, the juvenile turtles are occasionally carried across the Atlantic by the powerful Gulf Stream.
Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines
Sep 20, 2022 · Today, six of the seven sea-turtle species found around the globe are endangered owing to a deadly combination of habitat destruction, poaching and accidental entanglement in fishing gear.
Transatlantic Rescue Mission Returns Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea ...
1 day ago · U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service. November 3, 2024. A remarkable story of international collaboration and conservation is coming to a happy ending. With the help of a diverse group of partners and volunteers, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is returning to her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico in early ...
Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in …
Aug 21, 2024 · A rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach. Officials say Willow was set free Wednesday behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.