Posts by Turtle Hospital

 Shane, a 100 pound Loggerhead, was rescued by FWC in Islamorada. Shane, named after former Turtle Hospital employee Shane Catts, was found floating suffering from[…]

  Fred is a 117 pound Loggerhead rescued September 29th just offshore of Marathon. Fred was found by lobster fisherman and ironically, he is missing[…]

Sunday, a sub-adult Loggerhead, was rescued September 9th in Marathon near The Turtle Hospital. Sunday suffered a traumatic boat strike to the side of her[…]

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[…]