{"id":141257,"date":"2025-04-13T01:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141257"},"modified":"2025-04-13T01:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:25:00","slug":"photos-texas-rescue-team-saves-sick-stranded-turtle-covered-in-barnacles-algae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141257","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Texas rescue team saves sick, stranded turtle covered in barnacles, algae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-77e1ed5330006d0\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-77e1ed5330006d0--35773351919.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A video provided by the Houston Zoo shows staff members caring for an endangered Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtle and then releasing it back into the Gulf of Mexico after an incredible, 5,000-mile journey that started in Europe.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A video provided by the Houston Zoo shows staff members caring for an endangered Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtle and then releasing it back into the Gulf of Mexico after an incredible, 5,000-mile journey that started in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>SARGENT, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 A loggerhead sea turtle was recently saved after she washed up on the Gulf of America coast in Sargent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a>, covered in barnacles and other animals.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research said their organization was notified of the turtle by a member of the public last week. They then dispatched their Rescue and Recovery team to help the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Members found that the turtle was covered in organisms, such as a variety of algae, and had barnacles embedded in her mouth and soft tissues.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A photo of the turtle on the beach shows her weighed down by the algae and barnacles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/490101055_1082698597232019_6506331126549908985_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The turtle as she was stranded on the beach.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The turtle as she was stranded on the beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The research center said this was the result of the turtle being sick, which led her to move more slowly and float closer to the water\u2019s surface prior to being washed ashore.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/baby-seal-rescue-new-haven-connecticut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BABY SEAL RESCUED AFTER WANDERING STREETS OF CONNECTICUT CITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Washing in with the turtle were organisms, such as crabs, shrimp, worms and small invertebrates, the research center noted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The turtle was sent to their rehabilitation hospital, where the animals and plants covering her were removed and where she was placed on a treatment plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489293180_1082698567232022_2022733888344294803_n-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The turtle being tended to.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The turtle being tended to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The center announced on Thursday that the turtle has started to eat, but has a long road to recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To support the sea turtle\u2019s recovery, you can consider purchasing from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research\u2019s Amazon wishlist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/4EOLDU4THK0Z?ref_=wl_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-12-at-1.12.06\u202fpm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Before and after images of the turtle, showing how much her face was covered in barnacles and other organisms.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Before and after images of the turtle, showing how much her face was covered in barnacles and other organisms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Loggerhead sea turtles are found worldwide. While the animals tend to nest along the Atlantic coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, Texas Parks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife<\/a> said they only sometimes make their way to the Gulf of America coast of Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/sea-turtle-rescued-texas-covered-barnacles\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video provided by the Houston Zoo shows staff members caring for an endangered Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtle and then releasing it back into the Gulf of Mexico after an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141257\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}