Jim Murdoch reports for News 12 New Jersey
A sea turtle that was hospitalized and rehabilitated at the Turtle Back Zoo was released at Point Pleasant Beach Tuesday morning.
The turtle, a 5-year-old Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, became stranded after coming to New Jersey from Cape Cod in November 2018. Sea Turtle Recovery says this is the 41st turtle it has rehabilitated and released since opening two and a half years ago.
Bill Deerr of Sea Turtle Recovery says this species of sea turtle is critically endangered, so it’s important to release them to hopefully increase their population. He says this turtle was their sickest turtle this year.
