Posts by Turtle Hospital

Shan’Jon is a sub-adult Loggerhead sea turtle. Shan’Jon came to the hospital on January 5th, 2007 from Little Knock ’em Down Key. He was found[…]

Candy (Feb 22, 2008) Home owners in Tavinier reported a turtle floating off the end of their 500 foot dock. Turtle Hospital staff responded and[…]

“Shelly” a juvenile Green Sea Turtle was rescued from a canal in Key West on Dec 30, 2007. Reported “floating” by local residents, this turtle[…]

Richie Moretti, founder and director of The Turtle Hospital, recently received the prestigious IFAW Animal Action Award. The award, given on behalf of the International[…]

The Turtle Hospital was hit hard by Hurricane Wilma in October of 2005, however we are still standing on this, the second anniversary of the[…]

The Turtle Hospital recently admitted our first leatherback sea turtle to the facility. The giant leatherback maxed-out our scale; weighing in at over 600 pounds[…]

Meet Joey. Joey is a juvenile Green sea turtle, and he is everybody’s favorite. Joey has grown up here at the hospital. He came to[…]

Twizzler is a juvenile Hawksbill sea turtle who was found floating in sargassam seaweed and wrapped in a plastic burlap-like sack in August of 2005.[…]

Sharky, a Green sea turtle was found on the North end of Jupiter Island, Florida and has been at The Turtle Hospital since January 6,[…]

      Bender, a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, was rescued on February 17, 2005 from Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida. The Kemp’s Ridley is the[…]

Ali was rescued on June 23, 2001 from Rabbit Key, Florida and was named after the famous boxer, Muhammad Ali (due to some personality similarities).[…]

      Montel was brought to the hospital on April 6, 2001 with a number of problems. Half of Montel’s right front flipper was missing[…]