Posts by Turtle Hospital

Kruck, a 46 pound green sea turtle was found floating by the Boy Scouts of Marathon at Hens & Chickens Reef. Kruck had three healed[…]

Addis, a 3.5 pound Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was found entangled in marine debris, including a trap line, nylon rope, and balloon ribbons on April[…]

A crowd of about 100 people gathered at Anne’s Beach in Islamorada on Saturday, June 18, to celebrate the release of Charley II, a loggerhead[…]

The Turtle Hospital is releasing Charley II, a loggerhead sea turtle, on Saturday June 18, 11:00 AM, at Anne’s Beach, MM 73 in Islamorada.  Charley[…]

                          Barney was released on Friday, June 10, at Florida Bay Outfitters and the Caribbean Club, MM 104, in Key Largo.  Barney’s rescuer, Towboat US[…]

Tom Berry helps Jo Ellen, Christina, & Bob of The Turtle Hospital load Franklin into the ambulance.  On June 11th the Berry family was out[…]

  The Turtle Hospital is celebrating the end of school and the end of Barney’s hospital stay with a public sea turtle release on Friday,[…]

On June 3, 2011, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from Animal Planet’s TV show “Emergency Vets” came to visit The Turtle Hospital and assisted Marathon Veterinary Hospital’s Dr.[…]

All the turtles here at The Turtle Hospital would like to give a big thank you to Sarah Corbeil!  Sarah asked for donations to be[…]

On May 28, The Turtle Hospital received a call from the Coast Guard about a turtle floating and unable to dive about eight miles south[…]

On May 26th we received a call from George & Kim Cambell of the Snapshot Charter Boat asking us to pick up a sea turtle[…]

A special thank you to Beard Marine for donating $205.00 cash and pumps to The Turtle Hospital on May 29, 2011!