Jul 17 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amber is the color of their energy and the light that will lead the way in creating an ideal setting for sea turtle breeding routines on South Padre Island. On Friday, officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) held a ceremonial lighting of the first amber, solar-paneled light fixture to …
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Jul 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last weekend, officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released 98 Kemp’s Ridley turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico, including four hawks bills turtles that had been treated at STI. The group of around 30 members was comprised of STI staff, …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Community members and visitors to South Padre Island may already be familiar with the miraculous story of Allison, the longtime Sea Turtle, Inc. resident, and how she’s enjoyed being the first sea turtle in the world to receive a successful prosthetic flipper. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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Dec 12 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The winter weather that rolled in over the weekend has caused water temperatures to drop, leaving many distressed sea turtles out in the cold. Sea Turtle, Inc. officials have spent the last few days rescuing dozens of stunned sea turtles that have made their way up the beach in …
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Sep 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle, Inc. officials broke ground Saturday on the facility’s $4.5 million, multi-phase expansion project. Of that total price tag, $3.5 million will go toward new or improved infrastructure and $1 million will pay for land acquisition. Project plans call for construction of a nature walk, amphitheater, educational center, …
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