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Stranding response teams and volunteers are caring for more turtle nests and teaching the public how to handle them.
The Virginia Aquarium released two sea turtles after months of rehabilitation at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near Buff’s ...
A small crowd formed near Buff’s Community Garden along the Oceanfront early Wednesday morning. Inside a couple buckets, two ...
The young loggerhead sea turtle had not touched the water in four months. On Jan. 5, members of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team received the call that ...
Virginia Aquarium responded to record number of sea turtle hypothermia cases this season The aquarium team has responded to 77 turtles since November. And while many recover from critical ...
Dr. Allyson McNaughton holds up a hook pulled from a loggerhead sea turtle during surgery at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center ICU in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2024.
A Corpus Christi resident's discovery of a jetty-trapped sea turtle highlights the importance of knowing proper protocols if you find a distressed sea turtle in the jetties. Call 1-866-TURTLE-5.
After a rash of stranded turtles on Massachusetts shores in the last week, the New England Aquarium is now treating over 200 cold-stunned sea turtles in critical condition.
Florida Aquarium reaches capacity with 'record' number of cold-stressed sea turtles “The reality is sea turtle bed space, and finances are maxed out,” Dr. Debi Luke of The Florida Aquarium said.
The Virginia Aquarium team rescued record numbers of cold-stunned sea turtles this winter, treating 27 and releasing 17 successfully.
National Aquarium's Animal Rescue team saved an injured sea turtle in West Ocean City.
VIRGINIA BEACH — A small crowd gathered Friday morning to watch Basset Hound scoot toward the shore north of the resort area. The young loggerhead sea turtle had not touched the water in four ...