Sea Turtles
Check out the latest turtle rescue stories from our Wildlife Rescue Center!
TSA Celebrates the Holidays by Saving Hundreds of Sea Turtles
January 5, 2023
The holidays looked a little different for several staff members, wildlife rescue and conservation partners, advocates, and volunteers around the Coastal Bend.
TSA Responds to 200 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles
December 27, 2022
Christmas weekend, the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Team has admitted 245 cold-stunned green sea turtles to its Wildlife Rescue Program.
TSA Releases Nine Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles
November 29, 2022
On Saturday, November 26, 2022, the Texas State Aquarium released nine loggerhead sea turtles that were admitted to the Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Program between July and September after being stranded on Texas beaches.
Dozens of Stranded Loggerhead Turtles in Emergency Housing by Wildlife Rescue Program
November 15, 2022
Dozens of Stranded Loggerhead Turtles in Emergency Housing by Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Program
Large Endangered Sea Turtles Admitted to Wildlife Rescue Center
July 21, 2022
From July 11th through July 21, the Texas State Aquarium’s (TSA) Wildlife Rescue Center admitted eight large loggerhead sea turtles.
Texas State Aquarium Releases Cold-Stunned New England Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Mar. 28, 2022
On Friday, March 25, 2022, the Texas State Aquarium released 10 of the 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that came to the Wildlife Rescue Center from the New England Aquarium back in early December 2021.
Texas State Aquarium Releases 73 Endangered Sea Turtles Back to the Ocean
Feb. 9, 2022
The Texas State Aquarium released 73 of the 80 cold-stunned sea turtles that were admitted to the Aquarium on Feb. 4 & Feb. 5.
32 Endangered Cold Stunned Sea Turtles Flown to Corpus Christi, Texas for Medical Treatment and Care
Dec. 23, 2021
On December 22, thirty-two Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were flown to Corpus Christi, Texas from New England Aquarium by Turtles Fly Too, after being found cold-stunned on Cape Cod, Massachusetts beaches and suffering from hypothermia, pneumonia, and other injuries from being washed against rocks.
Texas State Aquarium Releases Remaining New England Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Apr. 15, 2021
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the Texas State Aquarium released the last group of cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that came to us from New England back in early December 2020.
Texas State Aquarium Releases Remaining Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles
Mar. 23, 2021
On Sunday, March 21, the Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue team released twenty-four cold-stunned sea turtles back into the Gulf.
Historical Number of Rehabilitated Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Released by the Texas State Aquarium
Feb. 25, 2021
The Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue team, along with several Marine Stranding Network partners, engaged in a major sea turtle cold stunning rescue operation.
Record Breaking Number of Cold Stunned Sea Turtles Rescued and Receiving Treatment at Texas State Aquarium
Feb. 18, 2021
The Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center participated in a major sea turtle cold stunning event and rescue operation due to the extraordinarily cold temperatures of Winter Storm Uri.
Texas State Aquarium Helps Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles from Massachusetts
Dec. 8, 2020
On Monday, December 7, The Texas State Aquarium accepted 20 cold-stunned turtles from Turtles Fly Too. These sea turtles were found on Cape Cod, Massachusetts beaches suffering from hypothermia and other complications.
Large Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Released After Recovering from Apparent Shark Attack
Jul. 15, 2020
On Thursday, July 7, 2020, the Texas State Aquarium released a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico. The Kemp’s ridley had been under the care of the Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center for nearly two and a half months, recuperating from a near-fatal injury to her shell.
Texas State Aquarium Rescued More Than 270 Sea Turtles in 2019
Feb. 18, 2020
278 sea turtles were taken in by the Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center in 2019 – nearly a third of the approximately 1,000 sea turtles that were found stranded alive in Texas throughout the year.
Stranded Sea Turtles Rescued and Receiving Treatment at Texas State Aquarium
May 24, 2019
44 juvenile green sea turtles that were stranded due to high winds and coastal flooding are now receiving treatment at the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center.
Rescued Sea Turtles “Phil and Lil” To Go On Exhibit
Feb. 13, 2019
Two sea turtles taken in and treated by the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center will make a new home in the Aquarium’s 400,000-gallon H-E-B Caribbean Sea exhibit.
