Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Lands End, SC Arrival Date: 12/26/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 7.35 kg (16.17 lbs) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle stranded in Land’s End, South Carolina in the early afternoon. The cause of stranding is cold stunning! This is a common cause of…
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11
Jan
11
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Huntington Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 12/22/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs.) Case History In the last two weeks of the year, most of the United States experienced extreme cold weather from a polar vortex, including the Lowcountry. As air…
Jan
09
When's the last time you took a stroll through our Saltmarsh Aviary? Picture the warm, gentle breeze and the beautiful sunny weather. A signature palmetto tree fans over you, and the sight of marsh cordgrass, a staple of the Lowcountry landscape, surrounds you. Among these well-known coastal species of…
Jan
04
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.0 kg (6 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
Jan
04
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England Aquarium…
Jan
04
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.4kg (4.4 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England Aquarium…
Jan
04
Kemp’s Ridley (Lephidocheyls kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.8 kg (6.16 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
Jan
04
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.6 kg (5.72 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
Jan
04
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Buzzards Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.4 kg (5.28 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England Aquarium admits…
Jan
04
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.36 kg (2.9 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
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