Thousands of “cold-stunned” sea turtles rescued from Texas storm


The deep freeze in Texas is terribly hard on people of course, but wildlife is suffering too. Volunteers in Texas have rescued some 4,700 sea turtles off the state’s southern coast, where a winter storm left the reptiles stunned by the cold and on the verge of death.

Thousands of large turtles are now being housed at a convention centre on South Padre Island, as locals are trying to save the cold-blooded creatures by bringing their body temperatures back from the brink.

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