Audubon Aquarium Rescue is caring for 35 critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that were injured by the cold in New England last month.

The turtles were part of a large “cold stunning” event in which frigid air and water affected their ability to swim and eat and caused them to wash ashore. The New England Aquarium initially treated and stabilized the turtles, some of them suffering from dehydration and pneumonia.

They were then flown to New Orleans by a plane chartered by Greater Good Charities, and Audubon Aquarium Rescue workers gave each one a physical. Some are still not eating as they should.

“Some of these turtles arrived in rough shape, they will need more extensive rehabilitation than others,” said Gabriella Harlamert, Audubon Aquarium Rescue Stranding and Rehab Coo

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