IMMS releasing sea turtles in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies shares details on a turtle release. Three rehabilitated turtles will be returning to the Mississippi Sound Wednesday at 10 a.m. The…
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Behind the scenes look at rehabilitation of cold-stunned turtles at MS Aquarium
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- The Mississippi Aquarium is working to rehabilitate the world’s most endangered species of sea turtles right here in Gulfport. We…
IMMS releases four sea turtles
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released four sea turtles this afternoon. The release took place on Biloxi Beach in front of Edgewater Mall. Officials spoke to…
Mississippi Aquarium announces turtle release for April 28th
Biloxi, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Aquarium has announced the release of 9 rehabilitated Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles on April 28th. The release is scheduled for 4 PM on Biloxi Beach in front of Edgewater Mall. The following turtles are being released:…
IMMS released five turtles
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released another batch of rehabbed turtles Thursday morning on the beach in Biloxi. School groups came from as far as Olive Branch to…
Mississippi Aquarium releasing rehabilitated sea turtles Wednesday
The Mississippi Aquarium is releasing 20 rehabilitated sea turtles Wednesday afternoon! The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles will be released off Biloxi Beach in front of Edgewater Mall at 4…
IMMS releases sea turtles into Mississippi Sound
South Mississippi watched as a team from the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies released a new batch of sea turtles into the Mississippi Sound. On the beach in Pass…
IMMS releases two sea turtles
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released two sea turtles in Pass Christian today and this is an extra special release. The turtles, Delbert and Elee, are originally from Massachusetts and…
First sea turtle nest found in South MS since 2018
Beach crews have found the first sea turtle nest in South Mississippi in four years. Officials say a Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning…
Satellites to track turtles IMMS will release this weekend
We all know turtles aren't the fastest creatures, but do you ever wonder where they are headed? At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, a one-of-a-kind experiment is…
Mississippi Aquarium offers close encounters of the animal kind
The Mississippi Aquarium offers close encounters with the animal ambassadors. Meet Todd. He's a green-winged Macaw that loves to dance and is an ambassador for others just like him in the wild.…
Stranding season for dolphins and sea turtles
Last week, the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies responded to three dolphin strandings in Harrison County. Unfortunate, but not uncommon during the spring. There is typically an increase in…
Kemps ridley sea turtles to be released Thursday
Mississippi Aquarium will release seven endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico at 5:30 p.m.on Thursday, June 24. The Aquarium staff will release the turtles near…
New data reveal on sea turtles tracked by IMMS
Sea turtles are rescued, cared for, and rehabbed by the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. You may remember two sea turtles we reported on earlier, Magnolia, a green sea turtle, and Toni, a rare female Kemp’s Ridley…
Latest update on tracking sea turtles
It’s been a month and a half since we first brought you the story of a tale of two sea turtles. On December 10th, News 25 rode out into the Mississippi Sound stopped just south of Horn…
IMMS returns two sea turtles back into the MS Sound
As the year 2020 wraps up, it also marks new beginnings and a new lease on life for two sea turtles rescued and rehabbed by the caretakers at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. The…
IMMS learning from their sea turtles
Information is flooding into the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies from their three turtles that they released late last year. Following a lengthy rehab for most of 2019, IMMS released their turtles Fig Newton, Scar, and Shucker into the Mississippi…
Tracking sea turtles
Every day the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies works hard to rehabilitate sea creatures to send them back to their natural habitats. Currently, IMMS is tracking three sea turtles that have been released into their natural environment. The sea turtles…
Two sea turtles released into the Mississippi Sound
Dozens of locals prepared to say farewell to two sea turtles that were rescued earlier this year. They say there’s no place like home and for rehabbing turtles Fig Newton and Scar, they were ready to return to that very…
Two Rehabbed Sea Turtles to Be Released Into Ms. Sound Today
This afternoon will mark a fresh start for some sea turtles. Today, between 2:30 and 3 pm, the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, or IMMS, in Gulfport, and the DMR, will be releasing two stranded sea turtles rehabilitated by IMMS…
How you can help save the sea turtles
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport has saved the lives of thousands of sea turtles, but now they need your help. Dr. Mystera Samuelson said, “So, he has been with us for about a year. He came in…
Dolphins dying at alarming rates in Mississippi
Dolphins and sea turtles are dying at an alarming rate on the Coast. The Bonnet Carre Spillway has opened, putting trillions of gallons of fresh water into the Mississippi Sound. Experts say this has wreaked havoc on marine life in…
Sea Turtle Holiday Adoption
If you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift this holiday season, how about adopting a turtle?
Gulfport to Repair Piers Damaged by Hurricane Isaac
After almost three years since Hurricane Isaac damaged the piers lining the Coast, the City of Gulfport is finally getting around to repairing them.