The Virginia Aquarium has reported an unprecedented response, admitting 77 cold-stunned sea turtles from November 2024 to early 2025.

The Virginia Aquarium released two sea turtles after months of rehabilitation at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near Buff’s Garden.

The Virginia Aquarium team rescued record numbers of cold-stunned sea turtles this winter, treating 27 and releasing 17 successfully.

Spectators admire Wyvern, a kemp’s ridley sea turtle, before they are released into the ocean in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on July 9, 2025. Wyvern came to the aquarium as a hooked turtle on May ...

Dr. Allyson McNaughton holds up a hook pulled from a loggerhead sea turtle during surgery at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center ICU in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Dec. 12, 2024.

The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center secures $3.2 million in funding for repairs and operations after a unanimous vote in Virginia Beach City Council.

The Virginia Aquarium released two sea turtles after months of rehabilitation at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near Buff’s Garden. Malamute, a loggerhead sea turtle, was brought into the care ...

‘That’s why we’re here’: Virginia Aquarium team returns turtles to ocean Malamute, a loggerhead sea turtle, makes their way into the ocean in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on July 9, 2025.