Officials are baffled after hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles have become stranded on Texas beaches.
A record-high total of 282 loggerheads have appeared in Texas between April 1 and August 19, according to a news release from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which is more than double the total strandings in any year from 2012 to 2021. The reason for the sharp spike isn’t clear. “Annual numbers have increased during this decade,” noted Donna J.
Around two-thirds of the stranded sea turtles are found dead, according to the service. The ones found alive are “underweight and emaciated.” “In the Coastal Bend, around one third of the stranded loggerheads have been found alive and are receiving care at permitted rehabilitation facilities, including the Amos Rehabilitation Keep, Texas State Aquarium, and Texas Sealife Center,” said Mary Kay Skoruppa, US Fish and Wildlife Service sea turtle coordinator for Texas, in the statement.
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