Cold Endangers Sea Turtles, Mote to the rescue

As Atlantic temperatures drop into the 50s, hundreds of green sea turtles are being rescued from the frigid waters off Florida’s East Coast. This week alone, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital received 22 cold-stunned juvenile green turtles. Cold-stunning occurs when turtles become lethargic due…..

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