Overview

• Elton was found cold-stunned on a Massachusetts beach in December 2024 and treated for hypothermia, infections and malnutrition at AMSEAS’s Hampton Bays facility
• The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society has now released 91 Kemp’s ridley turtles since 2020 through a federally licensed stranding network
• New York State’s record Environmental Protection Fund allocation has bolstered partnerships and resources for marine wildlife rescue and research
• Volunteers, youth participants from the New York Aquarium and local officials gathered on Coney Island Beach to celebrate Elton’s return to the Atlantic
• The tracking tag fitted on Elton will collect migration and health data to inform efforts aimed at stabilizing the Kemp’s ridley population