Nearly 140 sea turtles rescued during the recent Coastal Bend freeze were released back into Gulf waters Thursday on Mustang ...
The FWC has brought in freezing turtles from St. Joe’s Bay and set them up in tanks positioned at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea.
Officials said conditions improved enough for release after several days of careful monitoring and gradual warming, allowing the turtles to safely return to their natural habitat. The turtles had been ...
About 70 green sea turtles are recovering from hypothermia at the Texas State Aquarium. Here's how they were rescued.
Houston organizers will release 100 cold-stunned sea turtles back into the Gulf. Here's what to know.
Sea turtles can become cold-stunned when water temperature drops below 50° Fahrenheit. Cold-stunning, which can be ...
The new Center for Wildlife Rescue anticipates finding cold-stunned reptiles in the gulf. Here's how they plan to help, and ...
Once water temperatures fall below 50 degrees, turtles begin to shut down,” Christopher D. Marshall, a Regents Professor in ...
The Outside Story shows how turtles have the capacity to withstand freezing temperatures in winter, some by freezing ...
As an arctic front approaches Texas, the Texas State Aquarium’s Center for Wildlife Rescue in Corpus Christi is activating emergency protocols to protect cold-stunned sea turtles and other vulnerable ...
Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water ...