January 29, 2013: Turtle Rescues: An Interview with Dr. Kat Hadfield, Associate Veterinarian at National Aquarium

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Turtle Rescues: An Interview with Dr. Kat Hadfield, Associate Veterinarian at National Aquarium

In a normal year, the New England Aquarium takes in between 25 and 60 sea turtles. In 2012, that number was more than 200, with an extraordinarily high number of loggerheads—10 times the usual number seen in a year. With the strain on staff and resources with the influx of rescues, New England Aquarium reached out for help from other stranding partners. Dr. Kat Hadfield, associate veterinarian at the National Aquarium, was among those who headed to Quincy, Massachusetts, to help.