IMMS set to release turtles Friday afternoon
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- IMMS is releasing more turtles Friday. Three turtles will be released into the Mississippi Sound at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Edgewater Mall in Biloxi.…
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Turtle released scheduled for Friday
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- There’s another turtle release scheduled for Friday afternoon. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies will be releasing three more rehabilitated sea turtles into the Mississippi Sound. The place…
Mississippi Aquarium releasing seven more turtles
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting another turtle release this week. Seven rehabilitated turtles will be released in front of Edgewater Mall on Thursday at 4 p.m. at…
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 eight turtles
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Turtle season continues on the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi Aquarium is hosting a turtle release on Thursday. Eight Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles will be released off Biloxi…
Turtle release set for Thursday in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- It is turtle release season here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and another big release is scheduled for later this week. The Institute for Marine Mammal…
IMMS hosts sea turtle release Friday morning
Fog couldn't stop another turtle release from happening Friday morning. IMMS staff released one Kemp's Ridley sea turtle in front of Edgewater Mall. It's the latest cold-stunned and rehabilitated…
IMMS hosting turtle release on Friday
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute of Marine Mammal Studies is hosting another turtle release tomorrow. One Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle is being released in front of Edgewater Mall at 10 tomorrow…
Mississippi Aquarium hosting turtle release on May 23
Mississippi Aquarium is set to host its next turtle release in celebration of National Turtle Day. That release begins at 4 PM Thursday afternoon on the beach in…
Mississippi Aquarium releasing Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles
The Mississippi Aquarium will be releasing 16 endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in front of Edgewater Mall Thursday. The release will happen at 4 in the afternoon on the…
Mississippi Aquarium releasing first batch of rehabbed Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles for 2024
Mississippi Aquarium crew members will release 14 rehabilitated Kemp's ridley sea turtles into the Mississippi Sound. These turtles were part of a group that was cold-stunned and flown to Mississippi in December 2023. Since the turtles’ arrival, animal care, facilities…
IMMS Sea Turtle release Thursday in Biloxi
The next sea turtle release in South Mississippi gets underway tomorrow. It’s the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies first one of 2024. The IMMS team will gather on the…
IMMS hosting two turtle events tomorrow: Nest excavation and turtle release
If you like "tuttles," IMMS is hosting two events tomorrow evening at 6 in Pass Christian. IMMS will be excavating a turtle nest, gauging the number of eggs that hatched and will take genetic samples as well. After the testing,…
Mississippi Aquarium release Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Mississippi Aquarium team members released three endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles into the Mississippi Sound. The turtles were cold-stunned and flown to Mississippi last December. Since their arrival, animal…
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…
IMMS hosts Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle release
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies along with Mississippi State vet program partnered to release four more Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles. These four turtles were originally part of 30…
Mississippi Aquarium releases Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Mississippi Aquarium’s veterinary staff just released three endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles into the Gulf of Mexico. These turtles were flown down to the aquarium last year after being…
IMMS hosting sea turtle release Saturday in Biloxi
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is hosting a sea turtle release tomorrow morning in Biloxi. These Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were part of a group that was…
Mississippi Aquarium turtle release set for Thursday in Gulfport
The Mississippi Aquarium is getting set to host another sea turtle release Thursday in Gulfport. The aquarium will release seven endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtles into the…
Mississippi Aquarium turtle release scheduled for this afternoon postponed
GULFPORT, MS – Due to the threat of inclement weather and both our animals' and guests' safety, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle release scheduled for today (Monday, May 3) has been postponed.
IMMS sea turtle release in Pass Christian
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released eight Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Mississippi Sound on Saturday. Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the most endangered, but they are the most frequently seen here on the Coast. The recovery rate…