Posts from September 2009

Aug 15, 2008 The FWC received reports of a floating turtle in the area of French reef. The initial response boat was unable to manage the[…]

  Florida is the primary nesting grounds for Loggerhead sea turtles in the United States. However, Green and Hawksbill sea turtles will also nest in[…]

Meet Lucky. On August 29th Big Pine Key resident Elizabeth noticed a sea turtle floating in the bay behind her home. Sadly, this summer Elizabeth[…]

The Turtle Hospital received a very generous donation from a very special kid, Walker Rise! Happy Birthday Walker and thank you for contributing to the[…]

Margarita was released September 8th 2009 from Veterans Park on Little Duck Key!   Margarita, a 280 lb. adult female Green sea turtle was released![…]

Charlie, a post hatchling green sea turtle, was found floating inside Biscayne Bay in Miami Dade County. This tiny sea turtle had ingested a plastic[…]

  Cletus is a hatchling Green sea turtle found at the bottom of his nest in the Marquesas. We quickly discovered that this little hatchling[…]

Evan Jackson, a dive boat captain with Atlantis Dive Center phoned the Turtle Hospital early this morning to report a small sea turtle floating in[…]

  A $500.00 reward is being offered by Richie Moretti for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person(s) illegally poaching sea turtles[…]