Kemps Ridley hatchlings released at Malaquite Beach Saturday
Kemps Ridley hatchlings released at Malaquite Beach Saturday
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and last updated 2021-07-24 20:29:33-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â There was another great turn-out at Malaquite Beach for a live turtle hatchling release early Saturday morning.
For the second day in a row, hundreds of people woke up before sunrise to attend the release. More than a hundred Kemps Ridley hatchlings were released behind the visitors center on Malaquite Beach just before sunrise.
On Friday, more than 1,300 people attended a release in the same spot. These are the first two hatchling releases to allow in-person attendance since the pandemic began. The releases were hosted by Padre Island National Seashore. Stay up-to-date on the latest turtle releases on their Facebook page.
The Destin Log
FORT WALTON BEACH The Gulfarium s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released nine rehabilitated sea turtles on Tuesday morning at Inlet Beach.
It was a cloudy morning as the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center released its recent sea turtle patients consisting of three different species of turtle, including four Loggerhead sea turtles, three Green sea turtles, and two Kemps Ridley sea turtles. It was the second public-invited release in over a year due to COVID-19. We had a large group of rehabilitated sea turtles going out this morning, said Patrick Berry, director of the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center. Although the release site, Inlet Beach, was a bit farther away from our home base than the last release, we still had a good crowd of spectators. Sharing these moments with our supporters will never get old and is a rewarding part of what we do here at the C.A.R.E. Center public awareness, education, and involvement.
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Seven sea turtles released back into ocean at Sunset Beach
Seven sea turtles released back into ocean at Sunset Beach By WECT Staff | April 16, 2021 at 6:46 AM EDT - Updated April 16 at 8:03 AM
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Seven sea turtles who have been in the care of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center were released back into the ocean Thursday in Sunset Beach.
Some of the turtles had been with the Surf City-based facility since December.
Among the turtles released were:
a juvenile Kemps Ridley sea turtle found stranded in Surf City
a juvenile Loggerhead sea turtle found stranded at Harkers Island