Posts by Turtle Hospital

On February 23, 2015 Turtle Hospital Founder, Richie Moretti and Rehabilitator Alastair McArthur took 5 Hawksbill hatchlings and 1 hawksbill post hatchling far off shore for[…]

The Turtle Hospital is excited to announce a public sea turtle release scheduled for Saturday, February 28th at 11:30 a.m.   Please join us on[…]

On Saturday January 31, 2015 at Sombrero Beach at 11:00am we released Dorothy! The Turtle Ambulance arrived with Dorothy, a 110 pound loggerhead sea turtle at 10:30[…]

Welcome Turbo! to the Turtle Hospital family. Turbo was hatched on Long Key, just north of our hospital in Marathon, Fl. Turbo is a Loggerhead[…]

      Arrival: 1/18/15 Species: Green Weight: 21 lbs. Location: Tavernier Reason: FP   Unfortunately Salvatore passed away 1/28/15.

We are starting 2015 with a lot new patients here at The Turtle Hospital. All of our new patients are doing great but none of[…]

Food is always the great motivating factor but just like humans some turtles can be picky eaters while others will eat anything in front of[…]

The weather outside is chilling, and our ER is a filling…all hands are on deck caring for sea turtle patients at the Turtle Hospital.  Almost[…]

With the new year quickly approaching, some of you might be wondering how our numbers are comparing to previous years.  With two months to go, we[…]

  Short clip of Kent swimming Kent Arrival: August 19, 2007 Species: Green Weight: 164 lbs. Location: Brevard County, FL Reason: Boat hit & FP Gender:[…]

Corrie Arrival: August 14, 2014 Species: Green Weight: 12 lbs. Location: Reason: Boat Strike Gender: Male   BIO: Corrie was transferred to us from Loggerhead Marine life[…]

Coastie Arrival: November 2, 1999 Species: Green Weight: 59 lbs. Location: St. Lucie County, FL Reason: Boat strike and FP  Gender:  BIO: Coastie was rescued by the[…]