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Rehabilitated Sea Turtle Swims Into Tour De Turtles Race In Florida

Marcia, who was found floating off the Middle Keys in March, joined an online race that follows long-distance migrations of sea turtles.
By AP

Pregnant Sea Turtle Attacked By Shark Gets To Deliver Eggs, Endures Surgery

A loggerhead turtle is rehabbing at Zoo Miami’s new Sea Turtle Hospital after a shark bit off most of her left fin.
By FREIDA FRISARO, AP

600-lb Stranded Sea Turtle Splashes Back Into The Ocean After Rescue

The large leatherback apparently got "disoriented" in Cape Cod Bay, but after a change of scenery and some vitamins, he was good to go.
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Dramatic Photos Show Thousands Of Stunned Sea Turtles Rescued From Texas Storm

Turtles get cold-stunned when water temperatures fall. One group said it was taking care of more than 2,500 after the ice storm in Texas.
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Florida Red Tide Has Killed 174 Dolphins Over The Past Year

The algal bloom has also killed fish, sea turtles and manatees along the Gulf Coast.
By AP

Woman Arrested For Allegedly 'Stomping' On Protected Sea Turtle Nest In Miami Beach

Yaqun Lu, 41, was reportedly also seen by bystanders and police officers "jabbing" at the nest with a wooden stake.
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Plastic Bag Removed From Sea Turtle’s Throat In Troubling Video

The turtle was found – visibly weak and sick – on a beach in South Africa earlier this month.
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Dozens Of Sea Turtles Found Frozen To Death At Cape Cod

The warmer ocean waters of climate change entice the turtles to linger too long too far north.
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Hundreds Of Endangered Sea Turtles Found Dead Off Mexican Coast

Authorities are also investigating the deaths of 113 sea turtles; they were found in the southern state of Chiapas earlier this month.
By Jose Cortes, Reuters

Record 'Red Tide' Of Toxic Algae Is Killing Wildlife In Florida

Dozens of manatees and hundreds of sea turtles have died in the longest-running red tide outbreak since 2006.
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