QUINCY, Mass. – Seventeen rare sea turtles suffering a variety of ailments are recovering at the New England Aquarium after being rescued over the past two days off of Cape Cod, Mass.
The turtles rescued by volunteers with the Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary at Wellfleet Bay are being cared for at the aquarium's new animal care center in Quincy. They eventually will be released back to the ocean.
Most of them are Kemp's ridley turtles and are suffering from hypothermia, dehydration and malnourishment. The turtles usually migrate to warmer waters in the winter, but aquarium officials say strong northwest winds Wednesday drove the turtles to shore.
Many had body temperatures in the 50s, when they should have been in the 70s.
An aquarium spokesman says it's unusual for the center to care for so many at one time.
5 comments:
I was listening to a scary story on the radio yesterday about 'dead zones' in the oceans. The scientist thought they are a result of climate change. It's frightening.
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Well that's the result of what we have done. .we destroy our world so we should take the risked:(
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I also have the same opinion that turtles move to warm water side in winters. I have one, and I used to keep water at normal temperature for his safety.
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