By Meredith Ganzman
A Florida zoo is caring for nearly 300 sea turtles, after Hurricane Leslie disrupted their waters.
The Brevard Zoo temporarily took in the green and loggerhead sea turtles, until the ocean water conditions improve.
#HurricaneLeslie has sent us nearly 300 washbacks since Sunday! We're dedicated to getting these little guys back into the ocean as soon as conditions improve: https://t.co/U9KbGjvTvy pic.twitter.com/qOsnXwFv0z
— Brevard Zoo (@BrevardZoo) October 10, 2018
When sea turtles hatch, they need large amounts of floating seaweed to provide them with energy and food. If that resource is damaged by a storm, they'll be faced with a dire situation.
Once the sea life returns to normal, the zoo says that the hundreds of sea turtles will return by boat to the open ocean.
