Thanks to your generous donations, cold-stunned sea turtles were flown to safety on Operation Turtle Takeoff flights and arrived at rehab centers to recover before returning to the ocean.
Photo: Greater Good Charities
We introduced you to Gateway Arch and Indiana Dunes who were rescued from New England waters and flown to Mississippi Aquarium to recover from pneumonia, frost bite, and ongoing care.
They are growing stronger each day and soon will be released back into warm waters. We thought they needed new gnarly names for their fresh start and asked for your help.
The choices were “Lord Flippertons & Duchess Paddlesworth”, “Leonardo & Michelangelo”, and “Turt Reynolds & Shelly”.
“Cowabunga!” The votes are in and we are excited to announce the “totally tubular” winning names. In case you didn’t grow up watching the popular Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, that means their new names are Leonardo and Michelangelo.
Photo: Mississippi Aquarium
The enemies of these turtles have been freezing water and sickness, but they are warriors as well and survived.
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Photo: Mississippi Aquarium
We want to thank you for your support in rescuing, rehabbing, and renaming these endangered sea turtles. However, more help is needed. Donate today and join us in exclaiming “Turtle Power!” as we battle to save more cold-stunned and injured turtles.
