Turtle hospitals and aquariums across the country are caring for sea turtles that stranded on beaches during the winter season, which is now coming to a close amid an uptick in strandings along ...
So far this year, 148 stranded sea turtles have been reported from Brevard, according to data from the Florida Fish and ...
Between November and January, more than 800 turtles stranded on Massachusetts beaches. About 15 years ago, only 100 strandings per winter were common, but the average number has more than ...
When water temperatures drop into the low 50s, sea turtles become lethargic and float to the surface, making them vulnerable to predators and potential stranding. This winter, The Florida Aquarium ...
Their return to the sea this month was a project of the Houston Zoo's veterinary department, the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Galveston Island Park Board, according to a blog from ...
"The temperature of these waters during the winter is at the edge of that which can be tolerated by green turtles," Allen Foley, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said.