First District Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
Multimedia Release
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Endangered sea turtles find new home after Coast Guard flight to Orlando
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| Sea World Orlando turtle expert, Dan Conklin, unloads 20 sea turtles from a US Coast Guard Ocean Sentry before taking them to Sea World for intensive and hands-on care, Sun., Dec. 12, 2010. The Kemp’s Ridley were flown to Orlando from the New England Aquarium where they had been treated for severe hypothermia. The endangered turtles were rescued from the frigid waters of Cape Cod Bay in November. Sea World veterinarians, will care for the turtles until they are strong enough to be returned to the wild. Photo courtesy of Sea World. |
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| Sea World Orlando turtle expert, Clay Williams, places a Kemp’s Ridley into a rehabilitation pool after 20 sea turtles arrived at the park, Sun. Dec. 12, 2010. The turtles were rescued from the near-freezing waters of Cape Cod Bay in November and have been rehabilitating at the New England Aquarium. Sea World’s experts will provide hands-on care until the turtles are strong enough to be returned to the wild. Photo courtesy of Sea World. |
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| Twenty endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles arrive at an airport in Orlando, Fla., after they were flown from Hanscom Air Force Base in Lincoln, Mass., by a Mobile, Ala., based aircrew, Sun., Dec. 12, 2010. The turtles were found on beaches in Cape Cod, Mass., and will continue their rehabilitation at Sea World in Orlando before potentially released back into the wild. Video courtesy of Sea World. |
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