We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea Turtle Inc. is preparing for a second and more intense cold-stunned turtle influx this winter season. Sea Turtle Inc. is urgently preparing and ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea Turtle Inc. helped 190 sea turtles affected by the recent cold stun. The organization announced that with improving weather conditions and the ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — As the temperatures lowers, the risk of sea turtles being cold stunned rises. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island said that they located the first of their ...

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued after temperatures plunged. An 'exhausting and relentless' five days: In one case, two officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Although many rejoiced and took advantage of the rare snow by having snowball fights, sledding and even building mini snowmen, the winter weather had a lasting impact on green sea turtles along ...

Twenty cold-stunned juvenile green turtles rescued from the frigid waters off Florida’s east coast are receiving care at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

Sea Turtle Inc., a South Padre-based organization dedicated to helping sea turtles through medical care, research and education, announced Saturday they have already rescued 190 turtles in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far ...