Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research We are amazed at the public turnout during yesterday’s sea turtle release and the continued community support we see online today! We released 12 rehabilitated green sea turtles with our partners at the Houston Zoo, the Galveston Bay Area Chapter - Texas Master Naturalist, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. These turtles were 12 of the 80 cold stunned sea turtles that we responded to during the mid-January freeze and the first to be cleared for release back into the wild. Our state funding from the Deep-Water Horizon litigation will soon come-to-a-close, and we will be relying more and more upon this community for financial support of our conservation programs like: • Sea Turtle Rescue and Recovery • Sea Turtle Rehabilitation and Release • Sea Aggie Sea Turtle Patrol • Sea Turtle Conservation Research The grand plan is to build a new facility that will house an educational outreach center where the public can see ambassador sea turtles, as well as provide a larger, modern sea turtle hospital. This facility will help us remain financially independent, but it is still a few years down the road. Follow us on social media for news and updates. In the mean-time, help us protect our threatened and endangered Texas sea turtles. We have opportunities to give at many levels and we need your support more than ever! Such as: 1). Consider becoming an individual or corporate sponsor: https://www.tamug.edu/GulfCen.../Individual-Sponsorship.html https://www.tamug.edu/GulfCent.../Corporate-Sponsorship.html 2) Purchase our Texas Sea Turtle Specialty license plate from the Dept of Motor Vehicles: https://www.myplates.com/.../background/passenger/sea-turtle 3) Consider donating directly to the GCSTR Online: https://www.txamfoundation.com/give.aspx?c_id=17&d_id=497... 4) Purchase some merchandise from the online store: https://seaturtlecenterfoundation.com/ 5) Purchase off our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/4EOLDU4THK0Z... 6) Grab a 6 pack of Loggerhead Lager from our Galveston Island Brewing partners: https://www.galvestonislandbrewing.com/our-brews The Galveston community’s enthusiastic support keeps us moving forward with our efforts to conserve these amazing marine animals and the habitats they call home. Your donations will directly help Texas sea turtles on the Upper Texas Coast! #gcstr #sharethegulf #everybodyrow #sayyestoseaturtles #saveseaturtles political ad paid for by Beau Rawlins For Galveston City Council District 5. Tucker Rawlins, Treasurer
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