Officials said the animals were living in a trailer full of feces, dirt and trash. The skeletal remains of two dogs were also found on the property.
A young hawksbill sea turtle with a shoulder injury and a Kemps ridley injured by a shark are getting treatment at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.A young hawksbill sea turtle with a shoulder injury and a Kemps ridley injured by a shark are getting treatment at the Sea Turtle Center in Galveston.GALVESTON, Texas — When a family found a small sea turtle that washed ashore along the upper Texas coast this week, they could tell it needed help.
In some parts of the world, hawksbills face the threat of being hunted for their beautiful “tortoiseshell” consisting of an irregular combination of shades of amber, orange, red, yellow, black and brown. They're used to create many types of jewelry and trinkets, which nearly drove the species to extinction. Illegal hunting continues to pose a threat.
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