Forty-five endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles landed in Gulfport from Cape Cod this afternoon in need of medical attention from two Gulf Coast organizations.
- forty-five endangered kemp's- ridley sea turtles landed - in gulfport from cape cod - massachussets this afternoon in- need of medical attention from- two gulf coast organizations.
- the institute of marine mammal- studies and the mississippi - aquarium greeted the turtles on- the tarmac to - transport them to their - respective facilities.- i-m-m-s and the aquarium have - teamed up to bring medical- care to the turtles who became- trapped and ill when- their southbound migration was- delayed, forcing- them to stay in waters that - cooled down gradually as the- season progressed.- when the turtles were discovere- on the shore, the - long exposure to cold water - caused them to become - lethargic and stop eating - regularly.- - dr. alexa delaune, mississippi- aquarium- vice president of veterinary- care: "it was very serendipitou- that this - all came together.
It was reall- really fortunate that we have - great partners with our - colleagues up in the northeast- and we're a very new facility,- but we are super super- excited because this one of our- pillars-- our conservation- pillars.
So we're happy to- conserve these endangered - turtles."
- - - - here are a couple of the turtle- getting their first - medical exams at the aquarium.- following these exams, the- aquarium will determine the bes- plan for
Rare sea turtles receive life-saving care at Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
