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“I don’t know how it works or why it works, but as long as they get released again, I don’t really care whether it was my treatment or the acupuncture treatment that made them get better.” — Dr. Charles Innis, head veterinarian at the New England Aquarium
Learn more about the acupuncture treatments at the sea turtle rescue hospital.
Turtle acupuncture
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Ready, Set, Swim!
A total of 52 turtles were released from a beach in Florida, a historic event in the effort to save these endangered species.
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Nobody celebrates St. Patrick’s Day better than sea turtles! Here’s some shots of rescued turtles at the Aquarium’s Animal Care Center. They enjoyed cabbage and got their numbers done over in green!
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The biggest patients: We’ve had about five times the number of loggerhead sea turtles than we get during an average sea turtle rescue season. These guys take up a lot room. But that number still pales to the number of Kemp’s ridley we’ve treated so far this year.
That’s a lot of big turtles.
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Success story: Rescuers from the Aquarium and UNE MARC joined forces to help this guy earlier this spring. He was underweight and pretty lethargic. See how he’s doing now!
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Aquarium Rescue Team Removes Fish Hook From Seal’s Mouth
Thanks to helpful beachgoers, the Aquarium rescue team was able to successfully remove a fish hook from a seal’s mouth. Full story here.If you see a seal with any kind of injury on a beach DO NOT APPROACH IT.
It is illegal to go near a marine mammal. However, you can call for trained help and keep other beach goers away from the injured animal. Learn more in the post.
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Rescue teams work to herd dolphins away from Cape Cod beaches. Learn about ongoing efforts to save dolphins during this extraordinary stranding season on the Aquarium’s Rescue Blog.
Amazing story! Go rescuers!
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“These are worth fighting for!” – Jo Blasi, New England Aquarium Global Explorers Blog
Yes they are!
Meet Route, the rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
His injuries brought him down to three flippers, but didn’t stop him.
Check out his story in pics and videos on Buzzfeed.
The full grown penguin is totally leading the way!
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Give thanks! Jo helped release nine healthy penguins back into the wild. Learn about this heartwarming story on the Explorers Blog.
Who watches the Watchturtles?
Each year the New England Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Team rehabilitates up to 150 rescued sea turtles. They keep track of all of the patients with a naming theme. Last year it was astronomical terms. This year it’s comic book heroes and villains. So they named this little guy Rorschach. Hopefully he has a better temper than his namesake. Find out how Rorschach is doing here.
My dad does turtle protection with SCUTE, and has called in strandings. A few years ago, we toured rehab facilities at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston like those at New England Aquarium pictured here.
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Irene or no Irene, the loggerhead still needs to get its medicine.
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Ready for Irene: Didn’t need these floodgates after all! The marine animals remained safe and sound at the Aquarium’s Animal Care Center in Quincy yesterday.
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Hey, step off! Don’t stress out a seal, it could save their life.
