Posts by Turtle Hospital

Come Join The Turtle Hospital and Captain Hook’s for the 2nd annual Wing Eating Tournament July 27th, 2009. Festivities begin at 7pm at Chappy’s restaurant,[…]

It has been two weeks since Goulet’s surgery to remove the scar tissue in his trachea and he no longer gurgles and wheezes when he[…]

Last March, a sub adult Loggerhead sea turtle showed up at the boat basin behind the Turtle Hospital. Kincaid was not acting normal and was[…]

The Turtle Hospital is closed to the public on June 7th, 2009 for the 10th annual Veterinary Technician Conference. Each year Marathon Veterinary Hospital organizes[…]

A concerned boater contacted the Turtle Hospital to report a turtle, 2 miles west of Key West, that was entangled in a trap line. Coast[…]

Izsak was rescued in early April by FWC officers Jill Izsak and Anders Bergstrom. The adult male Loggerhead sea turtle was entangled in a lobster[…]

“Izsak” the Loggerhead sea turtle will be making his journey back to the ocean Saturday and the Turtle Hospital in Marathon is inviting the public[…]

“Goulet”, a subadult Loggerhead sea turtle rescued in January, 2009, was rescued by the Coast Guard Marathon and found with monofilament fishing line tightly wrapped[…]

Boaters spotted a sub adult Green Sea Turtle, floating, about a mile off shore from Key Colony Beach. US Coast Guard Marathon dispatched a boat[…]

If you have had the chance to visit the Hospital recently, you will surely remember Joey, the adorable little green sea turtle who, despite a[…]

Last Sunday, we received a call regarding a turtle floating in a canal in Key Largo. The turtle was spotted promptly upon arrival; however catching[…]

On May 13, 2009, The Turtle Hospital and First State Bank of the Florida Keys hosted a Chamber’s Business After Hours event. About 200 persons[…]