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Westhampton nonprofit helps cold stunned sea turtles from around East Coast
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) Jul 17, 2026, 6:09 PM Turtles in need found all along the East Coast are being brought to Long Island for help. The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS) works to rehabilitate the cold-stunned and injured sea turtles. "When a sea turtle becomes hypothermic,…...
Nisswa Turtle Races Drawing Spectators From All Corners of The World
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (43+ words) Lakeland PBS Jul 17, 2026 | By: Miles Walker Nisswa Turtle Races Drawing Spectators From All Corners of The World Lakeland News is member supported content, please consider supporting Lakeland PBS today....
A sea turtle swallowed 20 fishing hooks. Only a procedure meant for humans could save her
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (677+ words) When Sophia, a 114-pound loggerhead sea turtle, arrived at East Coast Zoological Foundation’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at Brevard Zoo, she had more than 20 fishing hooks lodged in her digestive tract, along with fishing line. The zoo’s veterinary team was…...
Talk: David Bushnell's Turtle at Westbrook Town Hall
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (126+ words) Talk: David Bushnell’s Turtle at Westbrook Town Hall CT Examiner Talk: David Bushnell’s Turtle at Westbrook Town Hall Westbrook celebrates America’s 250th with a presentation that will be held at the town hall on July 22nd at 7pm. The presentation will be about…...
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center hosts shark awareness day
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (54+ words) Navarre Press While “Jaws” might have scared people away from the beach, sharks drew people to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center on Tuesday, July 14. The center held a Shark Awareness Day event highlighting a predator found just off…...
Nine sea turtles rehabilitated at SeaWorld Orlando returned to the wild
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (144+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando announced that nine green sea turtles have been successfully returned to the Atlantic Ocean after receiving rehabilitative care from the SeaWorld Orlando Rescue Team. ▶ LISTEN TO ORLANDO’S MORNING NEWS EXPRESS PODCAST ON WDBO The sea turtles…...
SeaWorld Orlando returns 9 rehabilitated green sea turtles to Atlantic Ocean
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (142+ words) WKMG SeaWorld Orlando returns 9 rehabilitated green sea turtles to Atlantic Ocean The turtles were among dozens the SeaWorld Orlando Rescue Team rescued following an unusually cold Florida winter that left many suffering from cold stress and severe malnutrition. Bodycam video…...
'Complete his journey home': Eustis vet seeks good Samaritan who rescued tortoise
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (157+ words) WESH An animal hospital in Eustis is seeking the good Samaritan who rescued a tortoise and recently dropped it off there "He has been examined, bandaged, and has begun treatment for his injuries," the post states "Based on his condition,…...
Baby Turtles Face Predators, Heat, and Funding Cuts. One Group Fights Back.
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (822+ words) Growing up in Florida, David Godfrey loved surfing and spending most of his time in the ocean. It was then that he first became aware of what was happening to marine life on the beaches and in the oceans. Founded…...
How a community is helping sea turtles hatch in the Philippines
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1210+ words) When Jerald Mahusay was a kid, he and his friends saw turtle eggs so often, they treated them like toys. “We were always playing with the eggs,” Mahusay recalled of his childhood in Santo Niño, a village in the Philippines…...