Photo: Courtesy Theresa Keil/National Aquarium
Fifteen sea turtle just started their Florida vacation.
According to a press release from Baltimore’sNational Aquarium, the facility recently released 15 young turtles in the ocean waters around Florida after successfully helping the animals recover.
The turtle — 13 Kemp’s ridley and two green sea turtles — arrived at the National Aquarium in November 2021 after rescuers found the creaturesstranded and cold-stunnedoff the coast of Massachusetts.
At the aquarium, the employees treated the 15 turtles for pneumonia, dehydration, emaciation, shell and skin lesions, eye lesions, and blood infections — all common side effects for sea turtles exposed to cold temperatures.
Courtesy Theresa Keil/National Aquarium
The National Aquarium named the turtles after instruments; “the band” includes Piccolo, Trumpet, Viola, Kazoo, Harp, Xylophone, Fiddle, Maraca, Harmonica, Clarinet, Flute, Castanets, Bongo, Banjo and Cornet.
“Marine debris continues to be a growing concern for the safety of sea turtles as they migrate along the waters of the east coast,” Jennifer Dittmar, the animal rescue director of the National Aquarium, said in a statement.
Animal lovers are encouraged to avoid single-use plastic and support the “removal of plastic pollution from waterways and wetlands” to help support turtles and other marine life.
The National Aquarium is currently caring for 16 rescue turtles and is hoping for more successful releases in the future.
source: people.com
