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Welcome To Sea Turtle, Inc!

Kemp's ridley hatchling

The mission of Sea Turtle, Inc. is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured sea turtles, educate the public, and assist with conservation efforts for all marine turtle species. '


Sea Turtle, Inc. is located at 6617 Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island, Texas near the Convention Center toward the north end of the island.

Click here for a map. Contact us at: (956) 761-4511

We are open to the public Tuesdays - Sundays from 10 am - 4 pm

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2010 Nesting Season Stats

Kemp's ridley hatchling release

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June 1, 2010

All Summer Staff Have Arrived!

All 8 of our summer interns are now on the island. The last three to arrive are Mariana Gonzalez, Brooke Kosar and Nina Cardenas. These three were all interns for the 2009 season and we are very pleased to have them back again! Mariana is from Mexico City, Mexico and attends Texas A & M studying Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences. Brooke Kosar is from Mars, PA and is currently a grad student at Slippery Rock University in education. Nina Cardenas is originally from San Antonio and graduated from Mt. Holyoke College with a Bachelor of Science in May.

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Update March 26, 2010

Summer Staff 2010

New staff have recently arrived at Sea Turtle, Inc. Ryan Welsh is our seasonal field coordinator. Our new educator is Kat Lillie. Seven of the eight interns have arrived. Their names are Chris Devlin, Aaron Garstin, Melody Wood, Lindsay Garza, and Fiana Shapiro, Brooke Kosar and Mariana Gonzalez. For more information on each of these additions please check the NEWS section of the website!

We are looking forward to a fantastic summer season!

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New Video Of Allison Swimming In Brand New Prosthetic!

A fourth prototype has been developed for Allison the Atlantic green by Tom Wilson this past week. A video of her swimming in the new harnass has been uploaded to youtube. Watch it below or for the URL, click here!

The new device is made out of aluminum and attaches to the top and side of Allison's shell. The same carbon fiber fin as previously used has been attached to the aluminum frame with nylon bolts.

Allison typically swims in the harnass Tuesday-Sunday from 11:00-1:00. Please call (956)761-4511 for more information!

 

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Update January 15, 2010

Atlantic Green Cold Stunning

When water temperatures drop quickly in the Gulf of Mexico sea turtles can become "cold stunned". This refers to their systems becoming so cold that they become hypothermic. The turtles will then float and wash ashore. With the help of volunteers these cold sea turtles are rescued and brought to our facility. Sea Turtle, Inc. staff gives the turtles steroids and slowly warm them back up. A photo section has been created for the recent stranding event.

As of 1/10/10 we have had 102 Atlantic green sea turtles wash ashore due to cold stunning. 64 alive sea turtles are in the care of Sea Turtle, Inc. and the Coastal Studies Lab on South Padre Island.

As of 1/12/10 we have a total of 110 Atlantic greens that have stranded due to the cold stunning. Of those, around 70 are alive. Today at 1:30 pm. 45 of the turtles were released back to the wild. All released turtles were tagged with passive tagging devices. In the front left flipper of each is a metal "monel" tag and a PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder). The PIT tag is a small microchip. A second metal monel tag was also placed on the rear flipper of each sea turtle. We will not be able to track the animals with these tags.

As of 1/15/10 a total of 127 Atlantic greens have been affected by the cold waters. Of those 83 have survived and 44 are dead. We have released 70 of the surviving sea turtles. These numbers are for South Padre Island area only. Along the Texas coast the estimation is that over 400 Atlantic greens are "cold stunned". Of that total, around 150 sea turtles are estimated to be alive (including the 83 from down here). Many of the dead sea turtles are in remote locations and are difficult to retrieve.

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As of 1/17/10, the 15 Atlantic greens still in our care are doing well. Most of them are eating on their own. If the weather continues to stay warm we will be releasing more on Monday the 18th. For the most recent information on the cold stunned sea turtles please call us at (956)761-4511.

Sea Turtle, Inc. would like to thank everyone who has helped with this event. Without the care and time of volunteers we could not have had such a successful recovery of the sea turtles.

Cold Stunned Sea Turtles

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Sea Turtle Inc Mission Help Sea Turtles Turtle News Sea Turtle Photos
Turtle Gifts The Turtle Lady Sea Turtle Lessons Turtle Talks
Species of Sea Turtles Adopt A Sea Turtle Turtle Kids Activities Live Sea Turtle Cam
  Recommended Places To See Volunteers & Interns Hatchlings