photos by Gerald E. McLeod The Center for Wildlife Rescue at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi , which opened March 2, profoundly improves the response to wildlife crises, and it's open to the public for free. "It's a game changer," Jesse Gilbert , CEO of the aquarium, says of the new wildlife rehabilitation center. During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles were in danger of drowning. The aquarium cared for over 1,700 of the reptiles. Wildlife officials told Gilbert that because cold weather events are becoming more common, a facility was needed that could handle twice that number of turtles.

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