FWS Coastal ES Office Assists NOAA, Moody Gardens, and Houston Zoo to Release 51 Listed Sea Turtles
On May 27, 2015, FWS biologists from the Texas Coastal Ecological Services Field Office in Houston, assisted NOAA, Moody Gardens, and the Houston Zoo with the release 51 endangered sea turtles at Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas. Forty-nine of the sea turtles had been rescued last December in the Cape Cod area after suffering from the cold. Fifty of turtles released were Kemp’s ridleys and one was a loggerhead sea turtle. Despite the rainy, muddy weather, it was a well-attended community event centered on sea turtle outreach and endangered species education.
Way to go Coastal ES office!
