{"id":11982,"date":"2012-11-26T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T17:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=11982"},"modified":"2012-11-28T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T18:49:25","slug":"loggerhead-sea-turtle-rescued-in-truro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=11982","title":{"rendered":"Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued in Truro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rufus-and-loggerhead-001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11988\" title=\"rufus and loggerhead 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rufus-and-loggerhead-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rufus-and-loggerhead-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rufus-and-loggerhead-001-480-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Rufus Guards Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Frigid conditions and a\u00c2\u00a0brisk westerly wind signaled a perfect morning for sea turtle patrol on Outer Cape Cod.\u00c2\u00a0 With a west breeze, Sue Wieber Nourse and Rufus the Turtle Dog headed for the long, westerly facing Cape Cod Bay beaches of\u00c2\u00a0Truro to check for cold-stunned sea turtles.\u00c2\u00a0 Half a mile south of Ryder Beach landing, they rescued a large, 60-pound loggerhead stranded in conditions unfit and unsafe for any\u00c2\u00a0self-respecting, semi-tropical sea turtle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-upside-down.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12002\" title=\"Post loggerhead upside down 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-upside-down-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-upside-down-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-upside-down-480-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>60-Pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle Cold-Stunned in Truro Surf<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wind and surf tossed the turtle upside down, pinning it in a dangerous and life-threatening position.\u00c2\u00a0 Its head was submerged, taking on water and sand as each breaker crashed.\u00c2\u00a0 Undaunted by brutal conditions, Sue and Rufus\u00c2\u00a0charged into the icy water and pulled 60 pounds of slippery, &#8220;dead&#8221; weight to the shore and safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12009\" title=\"Post loggerhead 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Post-loggerhead-480-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle @ Ryder Beach in Truro<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once on land, the loggerhead exhibited signs of life.\u00c2\u00a0 Sue examined the sea turtle, documenting a lively community of epibiota clinging to its massive carapace.\u00c2\u00a0 She assessed this loggerhead in relatively good condition, considering the trying circumstances.\u00c2\u00a0 In accordance with rescue protocol for cold-stunned sea turtles, Turtle Journal notified <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/Nature_Connection\/Sanctuaries\/Wellfleet\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Audubon&#8217;s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> at 508-349-2615 and Bob Prescott, the director, drove to Truro to meet up with Sue and Rufus and to retrieve the hefty loggerhead.\u00c2\u00a0 The turtle is now destined for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neaq.org\/index.php?gclid=COiojt2N7bMCFUOK4AodFksAPA\" target=\"_blank\">New England Aquarium<\/a> for treatment and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rufus Guards Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle Frigid conditions and a\u00c2\u00a0brisk westerly wind signaled a perfect morning for sea turtle patrol on Outer Cape Cod.\u00c2\u00a0 With a west breeze, Sue Wieber Nourse and Rufus the Turtle Dog headed for the long, westerly facing Cape Cod Bay beaches of\u00c2\u00a0Truro to check for cold-stunned sea turtles.\u00c2\u00a0 Half a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11982"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12040,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11982\/revisions\/12040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}