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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Turtle Power! Texas Zoo Staff Rescue Entangled Shell-Mates
Caption: Houston Zoo staff are making a habit of saving stricken sea turtles this summer. Aquatic animals, like sea turtles, can mistake floating plastic for food and become very ill or get entangled in debris. As a result of this, keepers have been out on Texas’ Gulf Coast beaches helping out entangled turtles. However, they also know that the real fight starts before the beautiful shelled creatures have a mishap. By keeping plastic pollution out of the ocean and out of harm’s way people can help save animals in the wild. However, the Zoo has a dedicated team who retrieve and treat injured and stranded sea turtles along the upper Texas coast. In 2022, 147 turtles received medical care from the Zoo’s veterinary team. The Zoo’s Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation programme to continue helping sea turtles, like Bobbi. Bobbi was rescued in 2018 when a storm set her off path. Experts determined she had a buoyancy issue which made her susceptible to boat strikes and deemed her non-releasable. She now lives at Houston Zoo and serves as an ambassador for sea turtles in the wild.
Keywords: Turtle,Rescue,Reptile,Texas,Houston,Animals,Nature,Wildlife,Natural World,Animal,Turtles,Galapagos Islands,Zoo,Gulf Coast,Beach,Offbeat,Houston Zoo
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