![]() The Kemp’s ridley turtle was admitted to the STAR Center in May after catching a fishing hook in the mouth near Jennette’s Pier, while Miss Piggy has been at the STAR Center since September 2022, due to her lethargic and anemic state when she was found. ![]() The released sea turtles included four green sea turtles, one juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, and one adult female loggerhead sea turtle known as “Miss Piggy,” who was also outfitted with a satellite so that her movements could be tracked in the months to come. ![]() The Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton was packed on Tuesday morning, May 16, as six sea turtles that had completed their rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island were released back into the ocean.
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