11.15.2023 Environment Hotline saves cold-stunned sea turtles The Cold Stun Patrol Team of Riverhead’s New York Marine Rescue Center will soon begin patrolling local beaches in search of cold-stunned sea turtles. More than 200 volunteers will walk the...
12.15.2018 Environment Rescuers rush to save cold-stunned sea turtles Stranded and cold-stunned. This is the fate of most sea turtles when the cold November weather arrives. The abrupt drop in the temperature of the Long Island Sound makes...
01.08.2016 Environment Five cold-stunned sea turtles wash up on Mattituck beaches This week’s dip in temperature caused five endangered sea turtles to become frozen to the point that they essentially became paralyzed before washing up on North Fork beaches —...