Green sea turtles cold-stunned by Florida snow recover at marine center
Seventeen sea turtles that were found stranded along Florida's north-eastern Atlantic coast were brought to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, north of West Palm Beach, where they are rehabbing.
'When it's cold on land, it's also cold in the ocean. And that led to a number of turtles being beached or very debilitated and just floating in the water,' said Dr Heather Barron, the chief science officer and veterinarian at the center.
The staff named the rescued turtles after beverages, and they painted their new names on the back of their shells. Veterinarians are treating them with antibiotics, fluids and intravenous nutrition.
While it snowed as far south as northern Florida, which is extremely rare, the frigid temperatures reached south Florida. That meant cold-stunned turtles were also found along Palm Beach county's coastline.
'It is quite unusual for this to happen in Florida. Sea turtles do migrate, and typically they're migrating down to Florida for this time of year because of warmer water,' Barron said.
By Wednesday morning, Espresso, Pickle Juice and Ginger Beer were basking in the sunshine in the center's 'Party Tank'.
The turtles arrived in Juno Beach on Friday from the Marine Science Center in Volusia county, Florida. They all suffered from cold-stunning, which causes sea turtles to lose mobility and become lethargic. Most of the 17 turtles are expected to be released back into the ocean in a few weeks.
Last year, turtles from Massachusetts were brought to Florida to rehab while suffering from cold-stunning.
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