New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital has been taking care of over 100 Kemp's Ridley turtles and green sea turtles so far this year and expect loggerhead turtles to start arriving by December.
The number of turtles becoming hypothermic and getting trapped in Cape Cod Bay has been increasing over the past decade. Researchers say it may stem from warming oceans that are influencing the turtles' geographic range and the timing of their migration.
“Now we're seeing hundreds of turtles, really, where we used to see tens,” said Adam Kennedy, the director of the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital. He said the number has roughly quadrupled since around 2012.Kemp's ridley At the hospital, the turtles are gradually warmed up in different tanks to help them recover their ability to swim and eat. They also get x-rays and receive treatment for dehydration and diseases like pneumonia.
“With the warming of the Gulf of Maine, that kind of wall of cold water pushing them south isn't there as much throughout the summer as it would have been previously,” Kennedy said.
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