
Rehabilitated sea turtles returned to Atlantic after suffering hypothermia in cold Cape Cod waters
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Workers from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida have released 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation.
"We are excited to share that 11 of our Kemp’s ridley patients are fully recovered and have been cleared for release by us, as well as Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission," Dr. Shelly Marquardt said in a statement. "All 11 were ready to go back home to the east coast of Florida into a warmer part of the Atlantic Ocean."
Hundreds of sea turtles suffer hypothermia and severe debilitation every year in the colder waters of Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, as the cold-blooded reptiles are unable to regulate their body temperatures.
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