Incredible Photos Show Thousands of Sea Turtles Stunned by Texas Cold Snap

Wildlife groups and volunteers have brought 4,700 sea turtles to the The South Padre Island Convention Center & Visitors Bureau since Monday, Reuters reported. Some volunteers brought cars and trailers filled with sea turtles in the hopes of rescuing them from the unusual cold temperatures, The Guardian explained.

The South Padre Island Convention Center & Visitors Bureau lent its space to neighboring sea turtle rescue organization, Sea Turtle, Inc, which has been overwhelmed with volunteers attempting to save the cold-stunned animals since last week and could not take any more animals in its facility.

Wendy Knight, Sea Turtle, Inc’s executive director, told the Huffington Post that this was the “largest cold-stun event in over a decade.”

Photo: Sea Turtle, Inc/Facebook

While there were concerns over the well-being of the animals since both facilities had lost power and water supplies on Sunday, it has now been restored and the sea turtles are being cared for attentively in the hope that they will all warm up and survive this winter’s hardship.