Every November, scores of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles get stranded on the shores of Cape Cod. This evening, the Globe reports:

… 17 sea turtles were found Wednesday night and recovered by this morning by volunteers at the Audubon Sanctuary in Wellfleet. They combed miles of beach and found the turtles from Truro to Eastham. …The turtles—probably one of the largest recoveries the aquarium has seen, according to LaCasse—were brought to the aquarium’s new animal care center in Quincy, where they will be treated for hypothermia, dehydration, and malnourishment.

For details on the rescue, see the NE Aquarium’s Marine Rescue Team blog:

I was getting dressed this morning for my holiday festivities when I received a text from Kerry who was covering our sea turtle hospital (just for the record a text on a holiday during turtle season usually spells trouble). Her text said “14 new turtles coming in” (translation- you won’t be seeing your family today for thanksgiving). Luckily I have an understanding family so I changed into scrubs and headed to the sea turtle hospital…

The full post includes details and pictures.

For more on the rescue program, click here.