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Houston Zoo Releases 25 Sea Turtles Back Home Twenty-four cold stunned green sea turtles, plus a loggerhead that had been rehabilitating since last fall, are back in the warm waters of the Gulf…
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Houston Zoo Releases 25 Sea Turtles Back Home Twenty-four cold stunned green sea turtles, plus a loggerhead that had been rehabilitating since last fall, are back in the warm waters of the Gulf…
Read MoreLast month, on Friday, January 17, 43 green sea turtles returned to the Gulf of Mexico after spending more than a week under the care of the Houston Zoo veterinary department and the…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Veterinarians Clear Endangered Sea Turtle for Safe Return Home In a remarkable journey of adversity, Boeier, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was able return to the warm waters of the Gulf…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Releases 10 Green Sea Turtles Back Into the Wild Twelve green sea turtles are back home in the Gulf of Mexico after spending a month and a half under Houston Zoo…
Read MoreIn an extraordinary tale of resilience, Tally, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, is nearing the end of her years long journey home to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. On Thursday,…
Read MoreSmall Actions Can Have a Big Impact Houston Zoo kicked off Sea Turtle-Saving Summer and is encouraging people to be part of the ocean pollution solution. Single-use plastics are used for a moment…
Read MoreWe recently released a trio of loggerhead sea turtles back into the wild right before Labor Day weekend. It was a team effort with many Zoo staff assisting with the release in Galveston.…
Read MoreMeet Cody and Andy, they’re our two zookeepers who help rescue and rehabilitate injured or stranded sea turtles found along the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more about each of them below and the…
Read MoreWe kicked off World Sea Turtle Week with five sea turtles coming into the Zoo’s veterinary hospital from our partners at Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (TAMUG).…
Read MoreThis Global Recycling Day, we’re highlighting the Zoo’s efforts to recycle fishing line and trash that can cause harm to marine animals along the Texas Gulf coast. We do everything we can to…
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