It's an early start to turtle stranding season, but the first one was found and treated Monday.
The four pound, dinner plate-sized turtle was discovered in shallow water at Sandy Neck Beach Park in Barnstable. Staff from Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary responded and arranged for the young turtle to be taken to New England Aquarium's sea turtle hospital.
The first week of November is the normal start of sea turtle stranding season on Cape Cod. In an average year, Aquarium treats and rehabs about 90 live sea turtles rescued in November and December from the beaches of Cape Cod Bay. With the cold weather in 2014, a record 733 turtles were treated at the Aquarium and Mass Audubon recovered more 1250 dead and live turtles.
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The four pound, dinner plate-sized turtle was discovered in shallow water at Sandy Neck Beach Park in Barnstable. Staff from Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary responded and arranged for the young turtle to be taken to New England Aquarium's sea turtle hospital.
The first week of November is the normal start of sea turtle stranding season on Cape Cod. In an average year, Aquarium treats and rehabs about 90 live sea turtles rescued in November and December from the beaches of Cape Cod Bay. With the cold weather in 2014, a record 733 turtles were treated at the Aquarium and Mass Audubon recovered more 1250 dead and live turtles.
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