Rescue Stories
Check out the latest rescue stories from our Center for Wildlife Rescue!
Check out the latest rescue stories from our Center for Wildlife Rescue!
Because this turtle had tumors affecting both eyes making it unable to hunt or protect itself, surgery was required to bring it to a releasable status.
Today, they are flying and swooping through the rehabilitation aviary of the Aquarium with ease.
Following Hurricane Beryl’s aftermath in Houston, sixteen Mississippi Kite fledglings were admitted to the Port Corpus Christi Center for Wildlife Rescue at the Texas State Aquarium.
On March 22nd, the Texas State Aquarium bid farewell to our recent guests, as we returned two green sea turtles to the waters of the Laguna Madre.
The holidays looked a little different for several staff members, wildlife rescue and conservation partners, advocates, and volunteers around the Coastal Bend.
Christmas weekend, the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Team has admitted 245 cold-stunned green sea turtles to its Wildlife Rescue Program.
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.
The Texas State Aquarium implemented emergency housing to care for numerous loggerhead sea turtles stranded in South Texas.
From July 11th through July 21, the Texas State Aquarium's (TSA) Wildlife Rescue Center admitted eight large loggerhead sea turtles.
After spending a few weeks in their quarantine pool, Ranger has moved into the Dolphin Research Center’s primary dolphin lagoon. This move marks his final integration into a “forever family” of other permanent dolphin residents in the Florida Keys.
*Photo Credit to Andy Newman
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 all the way from New England Aquarium back in early December 2021.
After months of dedication, work, and 24/7 care, the male bottlenose dolphin calf rescued in June 2021 has found his forever home at a nonprofit research and education facility.
The Texas State Aquarium released 73 of the 80 cold-stunned sea turtles that were admitted to the Aquarium due to a cold-stunning event.
It's been almost seven months since the rescued dolphin calf arrived at our Rescue Center and we are happy to let you all know that the young dolphin is doing good and continues to grow!