# @usgs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFsr-xCPGjs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69013920-usgs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-05T16:42:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (@USGS) — https://gondola.cc/USGS

## Caption

Did you know we rescue turtles? 🐢🌊
 
Approximately 1,000 endangered sea turtles were returned to the wild after being rescued during a recent cold-stun event when temperatures dropped and snow hit parts of Florida, sending sea turtles in the Gulf into peril. Cold-stunning is when sea turtles become incapacitated when water temperatures reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and the immobilized turtles may drown or be killed by predators. 
 
USGS scientists, along with partners from fwcresearch, gulfworldmarineinstitute, teamtyndall, eglinafb, and numerous other organizations, took part in rescue operations, carefully removing protected turtles from the water and beach in St. Joseph Bay, Florida. The release efforts began on January 27 and continued through January 31, with the turtles receiving care at the Gulf World Marine Institute in Panama City Beach where they were tagged and kept until they were strong enough to return to the wild.
 
Huge thanks to the scientists, organizations, and volunteers involved in this effort! 🙌

Click the link in today’s story to learn more!

📸 1: From left: USGS scientists Samantha Snow, Dan Catizone, and Meg Lamont each hold a sea turtle in advance of their release back into St. Joseph Bay, Florida on January 29, 2025. Credit: USGS
📸 2: A USGS boat holds dozens of endangered sea turtles recovered from St. Joseph Bay, Florida. Credit: Dan Catizone, USGS.
📸 3: USGS biologist Dan Catizone pulls rescued endangered sea turtles along the shore of St. Joseph Bay. Credit, Samantha Snow, USGS.
📸 4: A cold-stunned green sea turtle rests in the shallows on St. Joseph Bay. Credit: Dan Catizone, USGS.
 
#SeaTurtleRescue #StJosephBay

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