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Seasons Greetings from The Turtle Hospital! If you’re still looking for the perfect holiday gift, visit The Turtle Hospital Online Store and give the gift[…]

Charter Boat Captain Steve of The Galloping Ghost in Key West is a true Sea Turtle Rescuer! On Saturday, November 21st Steve was out flats[…]

   The Turtle Hospital would like to extend a special thank you to The Kinder Porter Scott Family Foundation for their generous donation. The Kinder[…]

  Wilma, a 187 pound female Loggerhead, was rescued on October 25th the 4 year anniversary of Hurricane Wilma. Wilma had obviously been in some[…]

 This year Bahia Honda State Park had the pleasure of monitoring the only documented Hawksbill sea turtle nest in the state of Florida! The first[…]

Westy, a local Key West resident, races Paddleboards and for the 2nd year in a row, he’s racing for Sea Turtles! Westy entered the 22[…]

  On May 28th, a Loggerhead sea turtle named Wham was custom fit with a satellite tag to record her migration route through the Caribbean.[…]

A good Samaritan fisherman was in the American Shoals area (offshore from Cudjoe Key) when he saw a turtle towing several floats and struggling to[…]

See The Turtle Hospital and the Florida Keys as you’d never imagined! You can now view The Turtle Hospital in high resolution 360 degrees! “Florida[…]

Update June 21st, 2009: Sandy has been examined by Dr. Mader (Marathon Veterinary Hospital) and he has given her the okay for release! Sandy is[…]

   Cassandra, a sub adult Loggerhead, was rescued from the Outdoor Resort on Long Key, October 10th. She was entangled with fishing line that was[…]

Kieran was rescued on July 16th from Islamorada. She was found floating, with a distinct hump in her shell. Upon admittance, Turtle Hospital staff feared[…]