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World Wildlife Day - Saving Sea Turtles

This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re spotlighting our wildlife-saving efforts to help endangered sea turtle species. Last week, we released five juvenile green turtles back into the wild after they were found cold-stunned in East Matagorda Bay by TPWD staff in early February. The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research brought them in to us for rehabilitation and they’ve been in our care until they were cleared for release. If you find, or accidentally catch a sea turtle, call 1-866-TURTLE-5 so that an expert can assess the turtle and provide care as needed.