Posts by Turtle Hospital

Starthrower, a juvenile Green Sea Turtle was rescued on April 30, 2005 after being struck by a boat. The propeller caused severe damage to Starthrower’s[…]

Hatchlings—-It’s that time of the year for the Hospital. In the last two weeks we have received 32 Loggerhead hatchlings. Seven of which were disorientations[…]

Blue Moon, a mature Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued April 07, 2005 from a canal in Duck Key, Florida. Blue Moon was unable to dive[…]

Petrie, a sub-adult Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued near St. Lucie, Florida on May 18, 2005 from the power plant intake canal. Petrie had been[…]

Tommy Turtle, a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, was rescued on April 20, 2005 after being caught in plastic debris. The debris had been wrapped around[…]

Aussie, a large Green Sea Turtle has made a stop at the Hospital this past spring for the treatment of an intestinal impaction. Aussie arrived[…]

Joe Brock, a Loggerhead sea turtle who was rescued during the May 2005 Grand Prix Offshore Powerboat races is making a speedy recovery at The[…]

Stately, a very unusual turtle, is a hybrid: he’s both a Loggerhead and a Hawksbill sea turtle. Stately was brought to the hospital on March[…]

Val came to us on February 16, 2005 from Juno Beach, Florida. Val had ingested three fish hooks and had been attacked by a shark[…]

This Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued February 21, 2004 near Key Largo, Florida. OffDuty was found floating with a few barnacles attached to his shell.[…]

The rarest species of sea turtle, the Kemp’s Ridley is critically endangered and are found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico. Michael was rescued[…]

Squirt is a post-hatchling Hawksbill sea turtle who arrived at the Turtle Hospital December 5, 2003. He was severely underweight and was found floating. Squirt[…]