{"id":8357,"date":"2010-12-07T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=8357"},"modified":"2010-12-07T21:42:55","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T02:42:55","slug":"npr-sea-turtle-interview-on-wcaiwcan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=8357","title":{"rendered":"NPR Sea Turtle Interview on WCAI\/WCAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NPR<\/a><\/p>\n

NPR Studio: Don Lewis, Mindy Todd and Kathy Zagzebski<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, December 7th, Mindy Todd, host\u00c2\u00a0and producer\u00c2\u00a0of The Point<\/a> on Cape and Islands NPR Station WCAI, interviewed Turtle Journal’s Don Lewis and the National Marine Life Center’s Kathy Zagzebski about this fall’s\u00c2\u00a0large number of sea turtle strandings on Cape Cod.\u00c2\u00a0 Before the show began, Don, Mindy and Kathy … joined by the shell of a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle that had succumbed to cold-stunning in a previous stranding season … prepared for the 9:30 am broadcast.<\/p>\n

\"11-29-6<\/a><\/p>\n

Don Lewis Rescues Kemp’s Ridley from Duck Harbor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By\u00c2\u00a02 pm on Monday, December 6th, 174 cold-stunned sea turtles had been recovered from Cape beaches, and four more sea turtles\u00c2\u00a0had been\u00c2\u00a0sighted, but had not been recovered by rescuers.\u00c2\u00a0 Of these 174 turtles, 160 were identified as Kemp’s ridleys, 13 were green sea turtles and one was a hybrid, possibly a ridley-hawksbill.\u00c2\u00a0 One hundred twenty-five turtles were\u00c2\u00a0found alive\u00c2\u00a0on the beach, and 45 had already succumbed by the time rescuers reached them.\u00c2\u00a0 Another 12 turtles died after being recovered alive.\u00c2\u00a0 One hundred twenty-two turtles\u00c2\u00a0were\u00c2\u00a0transported to the New England Aquarium for emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n

\"kempsridley<\/a><\/p>\n

Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle in Triage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Early morning on the 7th, another five Kemp’s ridleys were recovered from Eastham beaches; two of which were found alive.<\/p>\n

\"ST048-01d<\/a><\/p>\n

Cold-Stunned Green Sea Turtle in Triage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Point interview from\u00c2\u00a0December 7th\u00c2\u00a0has been archived on the WCAI\/WGBH web\u00c2\u00a0site and can be accessed by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n