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People are rescuing thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles in Texas

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Thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles rescued from frigid waters in Texas – video

Residents, some of whom lack heat or basic amenities in their own homes due to the unusually chilly weather, have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles and taking them to a convention center in a south Texas resort town.

“Every 15 minutes or less there’s another truck or SUV that pulls up,” said Ed Caum, executive director of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, to the Associated Press on Wednesday.

He said sometimes people bring one or two sea turtles, sometimes more. “We had trailers full yesterday coming in that had 80, 100, 50,” he said.

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The South Padre Island convention center started pitching in Monday when its neighbor, Sea Turtle Inc, could no longer handle the number of sea turtles being dropped off, and their mostly outdoor operation had lost power. He said the convention center itself didn’t have power or water till early Wednesday morning.

He says they have “collected” more than 3,500 sea turtles so far. He said he hesitates to use the word rescued because “we know we’re going to lose some”.

Caum said that with another cold front approaching, they don’t know when they will be able to return the sea turtles to the water.

Temperatures in the area on Wednesday afternoon were in the 40s (about 4C). He said it might be Saturday – when temperatures are expected to reach the low 60s (above 15C) – before the turtles can be released back into the Gulf.

He said with power returned they have been able to bring the convention center’s temperature to 60F (15C).

“We’re trying to do the best we can to save as many turtles as possible,” he said.

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