Tag Results for kemps ridley sea turtles
Advocacy - June 16, 2022
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act
Make your voice heard in support of sea turtle rescue. ...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - January 25, 2022
Sea Turtle Saved After Ingesting Stringed Balloon
A Kemp's ridley turtle was recently admitted for treatment at the Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, MA after ingesting a balloon string. ...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - November 18, 2021
Turtle Drills: Practice Makes Perfect
On Wednesday, November 17, three critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were found on Cape Cod beaches by Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay and Wildlife Sanctuary volunteers, marking the start of...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - July 30, 2020
A Safe Send-Off for Sea Turtles
Since the beginning of July, the New England Aquarium has successfully released 11 rescued and rehabilitated sea turtles into the open ocean. ...
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Press Release - November 13, 2019
Frigid Weather Brings in First Major Batch of Stranded Sea Turtles
The the sea turtle stranding season on Cape Cod started a little late and slowly, with only one live turtle being rescued each day of the Veterans Day long weekend. But 10 endangered Kemp's Ridley...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - July 11, 2019
Successful Release of Six Sea Turtles
It was a summertime send-off on Cape Cod on Wednesday as six rehabilitated sea turtles were successfully released back into the wild. ...
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Aquarium Animals - May 16, 2019
Protecting Endangered Species
The New England Aquarium and our Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life are dedicated to keeping the ocean healthy and helping endangered species not just survive, but thrive. ...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - October 23, 2018
Early Start to Turtle Stranding Season
Chilly weather over the past two weeks leads to early start of the sea turtle stranding season on Cape Cod. ...
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Beyond the Aquarium - August 14, 2018
Last Sea Turtle Release
On Tuesday morning, six of the world’s most endangered sea turtles were carried down a Cape Cod beach cloaked in a late summer fog by volunteers who had either rescued or cared for them. ...
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Press Release - April 24, 2018
Sea Turtle Rescue: Turtles Head Home
After months of rehabilitation, an epic road trip, and a quick scamper down a Florida beach, 14 rescued sea turtles have returned home. ...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - August 25, 2017
Summertime Success: Sea Turtle Release
Three endangered sea turtles that had stranded on Cape Cod late last autumn due to hypothermia and other life-threatening medical conditions finally completed their long rehab at the New England...
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Sea Turtle Rescue - December 16, 2016
Third Largest Stranding Season
This is the third largest volume of turtles we've treated in a single season — but not by much. Meet some of our patients. ...
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