"Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her, underwent a series of successful surgeries at the Turtle Hospital.

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning.

Animal care experts at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher have been taking care of some new temporary residents that arrived this week.

Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab cares for green sea turtles in double digits as they wash up on beaches cold-stunned and critically ill.

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.