40 endangered sea turtles injured when water off Massachusetts cooled quickly
by Guardian staff and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SRXS)
The Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered of six species found in US waters, were flown to Mississippi
Forty endangered sea turtles injured when the water off Massachusetts cooled down so quickly that they couldn't swim away are being nursed back to health at the Mississippi Aquarium, having been flown there by a volunteer pilot group, Turtles Fly Too.
All were Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the world's smallest sea turtles and the most endangered of six species found in US waters, the aquarium said.
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