Gulf World Marine Institute in Panama
City will release 6 sea turtles from St. Joe Beach on Thursday
morning.
Four of the turtles were rescued in
January along with nearly 1200 others during the largest recorded
cold-stun event in the Florida Panhandle.
Most of those turtles were already
released, however, there were several that required additional
treatment due to secondary illnesses such as pneumonia.
One, named Paddy, was released on July
17th in Mexico Beach and then re-stranded on July the 27th
for unknown reasons.
The sixth turtle, called Rocket, was
rescued on March 25th off of Crooked Island covered in barnacles and
extremely malnourished.
Each animal was given individual care
and all are diving and foraging successfully and have been medically
cleared for release.
The six green sea turtles will be
released into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, August 9th
at 10:00 am eastern time.
The release will take place at the
beach across from the Lookout Lounge.
The public is invited to watch the
event.
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