Posted on Dec 7, 2023
Local sea turtle hospital races to save those that wash up on the Cape
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A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle flapped its flippers up and down as Dr. Kathryn Tuxbury, a senior veterinarian at the New England Aquarium conducted a physical exam on Monday.
“So, I’m checking, palpating inside the body cavity, the coelomic cavity, checking for abnormally big kidneys, things like that,” Tuxbury said as she took a close look at the turtle in front of her.
This turtle recently washed up on a beach on the bay side of Cape Cod, stunned by the cold water temperatures. It’s become an annual event: as the turtles get stuck trying to migrate to warmer waters in the south, volunteers find the stunned turtles and bring them here, to the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy.
“So, we're checking blood,” Tuxbury said as she continued her examination. “We can tell this guy's a little dehydrated. The eyes are sunken, but we're pretty active on the table, which is great.”
This is one of 59 turtles rehabbed here that were flown to Florida on Tuesday, where they will ultimately be released into warmer Atlantic waters.
“So, I’m checking, palpating inside the body cavity, the coelomic cavity, checking for abnormally big kidneys, things like that,” Tuxbury said as she took a close look at the turtle in front of her.
This turtle recently washed up on a beach on the bay side of Cape Cod, stunned by the cold water temperatures. It’s become an annual event: as the turtles get stuck trying to migrate to warmer waters in the south, volunteers find the stunned turtles and bring them here, to the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy.
“So, we're checking blood,” Tuxbury said as she continued her examination. “We can tell this guy's a little dehydrated. The eyes are sunken, but we're pretty active on the table, which is great.”
This is one of 59 turtles rehabbed here that were flown to Florida on Tuesday, where they will ultimately be released into warmer Atlantic waters.
Local sea turtle hospital races to save those that wash up on the Cape
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Quincy
State of Florida
Wildlife
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when ever I see A turtle in the street I stop and take them to the nearest body of water some A-holes aim for them and hit them its sad to see even one of them crushed in the street sometimes if I see one ill block the street and look up to see other drivers blocking the street to even in this day of most people not caring it feels great to see other people stopping I thank them most say no thank you I know you are getting the TURTLE to safty
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