Tag: Gulf of Mexico
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Volunteers Save Thousands of Sea Turtles from Winter Storm in Texas
The winter storm in February in Texas didn’t just endanger humans; cold temperatures also threatened thousands of sea turtles. The nonprofit organization Sea Turtle, Inc in South Padre Island, Texas, and volunteers helped rescue the animals. They took in over 5,000 cold-stunned turtles and eventually released over 2,200 after rehabilitating them. Sea turtles use the…