BOSTON/CAPE COD – With temperatures dropping, the New England Aquarium has announced that it is already treating hundreds of hypothermic sea turtles washing up on state beaches.
Since November 7, staff and volunteers with the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary have scrambled to rescue 207 confirmed turtles (so far) and transport them to the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital for critical medical care.
“The sea turtle stranding season is off to a very quick start,” said Adam Kennedy, the Aquarium’s Director of Rescue and Rehab. “With over 200 turtles arriving at our facility in such a short time – and so early in the season – we need to pace ourselves for likely big numbers this year.”…