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Sea Turtle Rescue Flight

On Monday, Dec. 7, 120 sea turtles were flown to Texas after being found on Cape Cod, Massachusetts beaches suffering from hypothermia and other complications in recent weeks. Staff from NOAA Fisheries and the New England Aquarium helped load the turtles on to the plane before they arrived in Texas. They will receive expert treatment and care from seven facilities in Texas, including the Houston Zoo, and be released into the Gulf of Mexico as soon as they are healthy enough to return.

WATCH: Exclusive Interview with Big Boy Beni’s Caregivers

Big Boy Beni is here today because of the attentive and compassionate care he received from his dedicated caregivers. But just like our mothers, they know they’ll soon have to let Beni go when he is eventually transferred to a forested pre-release island. The time is now to see what «Beni’s Team» has to say about what it’s like to take care our beloved Beni boy.