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In this photo from Friday, November 23, 2018, Ben Thyng passes a review of a living Kemp's live ridley turtle living at the USI in the Audubon Society Animal Sanctuary in Wellfleet Bay, in Wellfleet, in the United States. Massachusetts. beaches after several days of freezing. The director of Audubon, Bob Prescott, believes that the warming of the Gulf of Maine has allowed the turtles to delay the migration to the south. (Steve Heaslip / Cape Cod Times via AP) lessIn this photo from Friday, November 23, 2018, Ben Thyng is doing a review of Kemp's Ridley Tortoise living at the USI in the Wellfleet Bay Animal Sanctuary of the Audubon Society in Wellfleet, in the … more
Photo: Steve Heaslip, AP
Photo: Steve Heaslip, AP
WELLFLEET, Massachusetts (AP) – An unusual number of sea turtles have stranded in New England, many of which are an endangered turtle species, called Kemp's Ridley.
A director of the Massachusetts Wildlife Preserve informs the Cape Cod Times that at least 219 turtles are landed Wednesday to Friday on the beaches of Cape Cod. The expert told CNN that 173 of these turtles are dead.
The phenomenon is not uncommon, but the number of turtles stranded this year has already exceeded what is considered normal for the season. Turtles generally continue to be found ashore until Christmas.
Mass Audubon's director, Bob Prescott, said it was possible that the area could see nearly 1,000 turtles stranded by the New Year.
Prescott believes that the warming of the Gulf of Maine has allowed turtles to delay their migration south.
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