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It’s been a month and a half since we first brought you the story of a tale of two sea turtles. On December 10th, News 25 rode out into the Mississippi Sound stopped just south of Horn Island as researchers and workers with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released two sea turtles back out […]
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) Rescue crews are trying to save a baby dolphin that was discovered struggling in shallow water at a Mississippi beach. Institute for Marine Mammal Studies Executive Director Moby Solangi told WLOX-TV the dolphin was in bad condition on Sunday, and the next few days would be critical. The institute was called to a Gulfport beach earlier in the day. Rescuers, with the help of Gulfport police and beachgoers, put the male.
Forty-five endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles made their trip from Cape Cod, MA to Mississippi today after becoming ill and stranded due to the annual cold-stun event that occurs between November and January each year. This year is particularly bad for turtles and is on track to have a record number of sea turtle strandings. This effort is made possible through a collaboration between The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, Turtles Fly Too, Mississippi Aquarium, Institute for Marine Mammals Studies Inc. (IMMS), MS Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and US Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS). The transport contained 45 endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, 25 of which will be going to Mississippi Aquarium and the remaining 20 will be brought to IMMS.