Mongabay

The Turtle Bank: The last of these Asian turtle species find refuge in the Carolina pines

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and ...
Houston Public Media

Sea turtle rescue crews prepare for possible cold-stun event along Texas Coast

A rescue crew member holds a cold-stunned turtle. Ahead of this weekend's potential winter weather, sea turtle patrol groups with the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research are gathering totes, towels ...
The New York Times

These Texas Turtles Are Stunned by Winter Weather. Literally.

Frigid temperatures brought life to a halt for hundreds of green sea turtles that were cold-stunned off the Texas Gulf Coast this week. In Corpus Christi, half a dozen agencies and local organizations ...
Houston Chronicle

Gulf Coast sea turtles in danger as winter storm approaches Texas

However anxious or inconvenienced Texans feel about the impending winter storm, it could always be worse: they could be a sea turtle. With the storm expected to arrive along the coast late Saturday ...
Los Angeles Times

For injured sea turtles like three-flippered ‘Porkchop,’ Aquarium of the Pacific has doubled its care space

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and ...
Gizmodo

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Returns to an Era-Appropriate Format

If you saw and loved the original live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film when it was released, two things are likely true. One, you’re old. And two, you also probably owned it on VHS. There’s ...
LAist

Green sea turtle rescue

The public can now see rescued green sea turtles at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach thanks to a newly built area dedicated to their rehabilitation. And for now, that includes the famous ...
The St. Augustine Record

Colder weather isn't kind to Florida's sea turtles

St. Augustine’s cold weather snap isn't just affecting its human residents. According to the Sea Turtle Hospital at the University of Florida's Whitney Laboratory's Facebook page, sea turtles are ...
Kiii3 News

Cold-Stunned and Helpless: Turtles pulled from icy Laguna Madre

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As South Texas braces for another night of brutal cold, the impact is already being felt along the coast and in the water. At Padre Island National Seashore, plunging water ...
UPI

South Texas rescues rush to save hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles

Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm and Arctic air invasion caused water temperatures in the Gulf to plummet. When ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Here's how rescue efforts are unfolding for cold-stunned sea turtles

About 70 cold-stunned green sea turtles have been rescued and transported to the Texas State Aquarium's Wildlife Rescue Center as of Jan. 26. When temperatures dipped over the weekend, green sea ...