Unlikely Partners: Bees and Turtles

November 23, 2021 • by Staff Writer

Honey bees and sea turtles may seem like strange bedfellows, but through two of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve's (NERR) stewardship programs – Fennessey Ranch and the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) – these two species are connected through a unique collaboration.

A sea turtle rests on a towel as it is handled by a person in protective gloves

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