Sea turtles released back into the Gulf of Mexico after weeklong rehabilitation
Cold stunned turtles recover
and last updated 2021-02-23 21:06:39-05
PORT ARANSAS, Texas â The Southern Responder backed into the channel and settled at Gulf Copperâs dock between two oil platforms. In a couple of hours, the blue and white oil-spill response vessel would be loaded with green sea turtles. It would then sail some 20 miles into the Gulf of Mexico, where the reptiles would be set free.
The turtles had spent a week rehabilitating at the Texas State Aquariumâs facility in Corpus Christi. They were fitted with microchips in their left front flippers, swim tested, and declared ready for re-entry to their natural habitat.