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It’s a Shell-abration

Rachael Shappard — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:45:22 +0000

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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Rescued, Rehabilitated & Back in the Wild

Rachael Shappard — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:00:46 +0000

Last 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…

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Bringing Boeier Back

Rachael Shappard — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:15:04 +0000

Houston 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…

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A Second Chance at Life

Rachael Shappard — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:45:38 +0000

Houston 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…

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Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Tally Receives Clean Bill of Health From Houston Zoo Experts

Rachael Shappard — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:00:01 +0000

In 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,…

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Houston Zoo’s Sea Turtle-Saving Summer

Rachael Shappard — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:55:25 +0000

Small 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…

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Sea Turtle Release Times Three

Rachael Shappard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:07:07 +0000

We 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.…

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Meet Our Sea Turtle Staff

Rachael Shappard — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:35:02 +0000

Meet 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…

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World Sea Turtle Week

Rachael Shappard — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:13:47 +0000

We 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).…

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Help Us Save Animals for Global Recycling Day

Rachael Shappard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:08:47 +0000

This 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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