Today on CapeCast: A perfect confluence of bad storms and temperature changes means more endangered sea turtles washing up on Cape beaches. Watch compelling footage as volunteers and staffers from Mass. Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary tend to these cold creatures.
Sophiia: At this pace, 2009 may prove one of the largest sea turtle stranding years, perhaps second only to the 1999 season with just shy of 300 turtles. Cold-stunning is an annual event when young sea turtles get trapped in Cape Cod Bay as they swim south in the late summer and early fall. The number of turtles is a result of a complex set of factors, one of which is the temperature of coastal waters during the summer. There was a large swath of warm water off New England this year!
dmcquadelewis 2 years ago
Isn't that a high amount of turtles stranding themselves. Does that indicate something?
PROFILESophiaYates 2 years ago