The Great Texas Sea Turtle Rescue
Near Corpus Christi, volunteers work around the clock to save the paralyzed sea turtles.
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Near Corpus Christi, volunteers work around the clock to save the paralyzed sea turtles.
Military Personnel Save 1,100 Stunned Sea Turtles from Frigid Texas Waters A volunteer helps save sea turtles at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (left), and Navy Capt. Christopher Jason rescues more turtles from his kayak (right). (Photos courtesy of Navy Capt. Christopher Jason) 19 Feb 2021 Service members have been helping their neighbors through a crisis in Texas this week -- and that included hundreds of reptiles who were left helplessly bobbing in cold water after unusually freezing weather crippled the state. Navy Capt. Christopher Jason, the commanding officer of Naval Air Station Cor...
Will Bellamy spotted two injured birds along the US Texas coast earlier this week, and the self-described animal lover delivered them to conservationists for care. But the conservationists had a message themselves, he said: watch out for distressed sea turtles. The deadly winter storm that swept across Texas and parts of the south knocked out power and water for millions. It also created a catastrophe for animals statewide – including for sea turtles prone to freezing in frigid waters. Bellamy, an Army and Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and Haiti, spotted some turtles on Wednesda...