Myrtle the Sea Turtle Weighs Nearly 500 Pounds. What Does It Take to Keep Her Healthy?

Myrtle the sea turtle weighs nearly 500 pounds. What does it take to keep her healthy?

Take a look behind the scenes as staff at the New England Aquarium conduct annual check-ups on their resident sea turtles. The post Myrtle the sea turtle weighs nearly 500 pounds. What does it take to keep her healthy? appeared first on Boston.com.

Five endangered sea turtles named Times New Roman, Papyrus, and Gigi swim free off Cape Cod

After rehabilitation, five endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles with names borrowed from popular fonts are safely back in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod. Times New Roman, Papyrus, Gigi, Walter Turncoat, and Punk Kid were released after months of intensive care. What happened? The turtles had been treated for serious medical problems — including pneumonia, dehydration, and trauma — before the New England Aquarium in Quincy released them after ab…

Meet Tommy: Malta’s Sea Turtle Who Lost Both Front Flippers And Needs A New Home

For most rescued sea turtles, rehabilitation is just one step before they’re released back into the wild. For Tommy, that day will never come. The loggerhead sea turtle is cared for at Malta’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Xrobb l-Għaġin after losing both of his front flippers in injuries that left him unable to survive in … Continued •

New England Aquarium releases five more endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles off Cape Cod – Beacon Hill Times

Vanessa Kahn/New England Aquarium Rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtle “Gigi” enters Nantucket Sound on July 22, 2026. New England Aquarium releases five more endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles off Cape Cod Five rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are back in the ocean waters off Cape Cod after the New England Aquarium’s fourth sea turtle release of the summer Wednesday morning. For the past seven months, staff at New England Aquarium’s …

New England Aquarium releases five more endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles off Cape Cod – The Boston Sun

Turtles were treated for seven months at the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital before returning to the ocean Five rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are back in the ocean waters off Cape Cod after the New England Aquarium’s fourth sea turtle release of the summer Wednesday morning. For the past seven months, staff at New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, Mass., treated the hypothermic turtles for a variety of life-threatening m…