Connie Merigo, director of the Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation program, spoke to Robin Young on NPR's Here and Now this afternoon. In the radio broadcast, heard across the country, Connie explains to listeners why rescuers go to great lengths to save critically endangered sea turtles — like Kemp's ridley and green sea turtles.

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Keep up with all the sea turtle patients at the Aquarium's Animal Care Center in Quincy on the Rescue Blog. You'll find pictures, video and plenty of stories from the front lines of this record sea turtle stranding event.