The Great Turtle Escape

Did you know this episode just won us the Best Podcast award at the New England Newspaper & Press Association competition? This is one of our favorite episodes producer Noelle Annonen made here at the Upper Cape Catch, and we're glad the folks at the New England Newspaper & Press Association agreed. ~~~ It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a cold-stunned turtle stuck in the hook of Cape Cod! And it has a long journey ahead. Follow the turtles and producer Noelle Annonen on a journey from the coasts of Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico and back again in today’s episode of the Upper Cape Catch. What to do if you find a turtle on the beach, according to the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary: Move the turtle above the high tide line. Never grab or hold the turtle by the head or flippers. Cover it with dry seaweed or wrack. Mark it with an obvious piece of debris—buoys, driftwood, or branches. Call the Wellfleet Bay hotline at 508-349-2615 x6104 If you are interested in volunteering with sea turtle stranding rescue, please call the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615. Checkout our coverage of the stranded turtles by Sandwich reporter Tao Woolfe and Bourne Enterprise editor Calli Remillard. Learn more about the Kemp’s Ridley turtle here. Learn more about the New England Aquarium here. Ambient Sound Credits: Benboncan - Stream Underwater.wav Pmedig - Landing_Pipercup_1.WAV This episode originally aired in January 2023.