Three yellow bellied slider turtles were cruelly abandoned by a callous member of the public on the door step of Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium this week. A man dumped a bucket with the three tiny turtles in it at the aquarium entrance, claiming he had found them locally and left quickly before the animal staff … Continued
Visitors to Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium had the opportunity to find out all about the conservation work being undertaken by the RSPB in Cornwall. The wildlife charity spent the day at the Towan Promenade aquarium with a stand illustrating the different conservation work and projects they are currently involved with. The visit … Continued
A group of captive-bred big belly seahorses has gone on public display at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The eight-strong colony were born at the Towan Promenade attraction’s sister aquarium in Bristol and are part of a new seahorse breeding programme. They are members of what’s thought to be the largest species of seahorse in the … Continued
A species of native ray which is under threat in the wild has hatched out at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The small-eyed, or painted, ray is part of a captive bred population which was donated to the aquarium in the hope of establishing their own satellite breeding group. It is the first of four egg-cases … Continued
A stranded sea turtle that was rescued and rehabilitated at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium has been released back in to the wild thanks to the Irish Navy. Tallulah the loggerhead turtle was returned to the sea on Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean by the crew of the Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Róisín. The release … Continued
A stranded sea turtle that was rescued and rehabilitated at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium is embarking on her epic trip back to the wild – with the help of the Irish Navy. The loggerhead turtle, who was nicknamed Tallulah by aquarists at the Towan Promenade aquarium, was discovered on Gwithian Beach near Hayle at the … Continued
RESCUED TURTLE RESPONDING WELL TO TREATMENT A stranded sea turtle is responding well to treatment at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The 20cms long juvenile was discovered on Gwithian Beach near Hayle at the beginning of January, with a large number of goose barnacles attached to her shell. Initially there were fears the turtle was so … Continued
The young turtle found stranded at Gwithian Bay last week, continues to survive and is slowly responding to treatment at the Blue Reef Aquarium, Newquay. Staff are still working around the clock to provide care for it and have managed to get the turtle’s temperature up as planned, which is limited to being raised by … Continued
YOUNG TURTLE STRANDS ON CORNISH BEACH A young sea turtle has been rescued after stranding on a beach in Cornwall. The 20cms-long juvenile was discovered on Gwithian Beach near Hayle yesterday (Wednesday) and taken to Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium. The loggerhead turtle was found by David Fenwick stranded on the beach with a large number … Continued
A freshwater turtle has been rescued after being discovered apparently washed up on a Cornish beach. The musk turtle, which measures around seven centimetres in length, is recovering at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium after being spotted by a couple out walking on Crantock Beach. Aquarists believe the turtle, which cannot survive in seawater, may … Continued