Turtles are ending up in the cold waters of Cape Cod Bay. Here's how the New England Aquarium is warming them up and nursing them back to health.
Sea turtles are getting trapped in cold waters. This team gets them back to safety toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP Plummeting temperatures across New England are ushering in another season of cold-weather struggles for the region's sea turtles. Sea turtles suffering from hypothermia are washing up on the beaches of Cape Cod, Mass. — a situation that has become routine in the region as a result of climate change. With the water dropping to 30 degrees Fahrenheit colder than what they're used to, the turtles become debilitated, float to the surface and are blown ashore. Some 300 cold-stunned turtles have washed up in recent days, as Cape Cod member station WCAI reports. Some of the turtles are being brought to the New England Aquarium for rehabilitation — which says it treats hundreds of injured turtles each year. Sponsor Message NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Adam Kennedy, the aquarium's director of rescue and rehabilitation, about what's causing the turtles' health troubles and what can be done to help them recover. toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP Sea turtles live in the water. Why are they getting hypothermia? "You know, it is confusing," Kennedy said. "You would think the animals that are in the ocean…