Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovers from oil

A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) recovers at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Turtles were cleaned and nursed back to health with the help of New England Aquarium staff. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. Learn more in our Gulf Oil Spill section.

Photograph of a small sea turtle held in gloved hands, with a small wading pool in the background.
New England Aquarium

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turtles are my favortie animal and when i see pictures from the oil spill it makes me feels so horrible! it wish i coulda been there to help clean up but couldnt. I this oil spill thing happened a year ago but it's still a horrible thing to happen to those poor aniamls.

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 10:06pm.

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