6 Endangered
Sea Gulf of Mexico on Friday.
The turtles were among over 200 that were rescued this year
for cold stun rehabilitation after severe cold snaps.
The turtles are cold blooded.
They cannot thermo regulate their body temperature and as a
result, the cold temperatures place the animals in a hypothermic state and they
become very weak.
Most of the turtles were released quickly, but eight sea
turtles required further rehabilitation due to various secondary illnesses such
as pneumonia and impaction.
The 6 turtles that will be released by the Gulf world marine
Institute on Friday include 4 juvenile green sea turtles and one juvenile
Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle.
The release will take place at noon
at Cape Palms
Park
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