The team from New England Aquarium arrived in Baltimore this evening ready to pick up our rehabilitated sea turtles and journey onto Florida for release!
Chet, a Kemp's ridley turtle, is ready to go on his adventure!
As we continue to travel down the East Coast, more turtles from our organization partners are being slated for release! Our teams will be making additional stops at Virginia Aquarium and South Carolina Aquarium to pick up additional turtles.
Members of our Animal Rescue team prepping Biff, a green sea turtle, for the trip!
Prior to New England's arrival, our Animal Rescue team did final examinations of each turtle, placed them in their respective transport crates and covered them in a water-based lubricant to keep the turtles happy and feeling good during the 1,200 mile trek down to Jacksonville, Florida.
Once the crew from New England Aquarium arrived, our team quickly packed up the turtles and hit the road!
Want to see where the team is on their journey? Follow their live updates on Twitter, Google Plus, Tumblr and Instagram using #SeaTurtleTrek and/or check out this satellite map that's tracking their progress:
Click on this map to pull up the trek's current geo-location!
Stay tuned for more #SeaTurtleTrek updates from the road!