Luqman Ahmad

Cold Stunned Turtles

Turtles Fly Too… On Monday, December 14, 2020, NOAA, with the help of Turtles Fly Too, a volunteer organization that donates flights for endangered species, will be flying Kemp’s ridleys sea turtles to Gulfport, Mississippi from Massachusetts that were stranded cold-stunned during the annual cold stun event that occurs between November and January each fall.  – These …

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Track our Turtles

Track Our Satellite Tagged Sea Turtles Map updated 3/30/2024 The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released two Kemp’s ridley turtles on June 26, 2023 and two more Kemp’s ridley turtles on September 5, 2023 from the beaches of Pass Christian.  Two turtles were named in honor of our very supportive First Lady Elee Reeves and …

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Seasons of Giving Birds

Christmas is right around the corner, and our animals have been writing letters to Santa! You can help us grant their Christmas wishes through our SEASons of Giving Wishlist on Amazon! Here is the direct link to all our animals wishlist.  https://a.co/0GHvJtJ 2023 SEASons of Giving Amazon WishList Birds’ Letter to Santa Dear Santa, Could …

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Seasons of Giving

With Christmas approaching, our animals have been working on writing letters to Santa! We have created a list on Amazon with all of their Christmas wishes! Be sure to read through all of their letters to see each animal’s Christmas wish!    Here is the direct link to the 2023 SEASons of Giving Wishlist https://a.co/0GHvJtJ …

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Track our Previous Turtles

2022-Satellite Tagged Sea Turtles “Thane”, “Charles”, “Tai, and “Trevor Munch” The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released three Kemp’s ridley turtles on October 19, 2022 with satellite transmitters attached to their shells.  The satellite transmitters will enable us to track the movements of “Thane”, “Charles”, “Tai”, and “Trevor Munch” (who was released on November 7th) …

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Whale Story Text

Rare Pygmy Killer Whaler Rescued By IMMS We are saddened to report that the Pygmy Killer Whale that we rescued on September 12, died on November 20th, 2019. This animal was the only live marine mammal that was rescued the year during which we have experienced the highest mortality ever recorded during our 30-year record. …

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