Posts by Turtle Hospital

Cracker is a Loggerhead sea turtle who arrived December 31, 2003. Because he came to us on New Year’s Eve, he was given the name[…]

A Loggerhead sea turtle who was found in the Atlantic Ocean on November 03, 2003 dragging nearly 200 pounds of cargo netting on his rear[…]

Janha is a 250 pound Green Sea Turtle who was flown from St. Croix to the Turtle Hospital on September 10, 2003. She was attacked[…]

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle who had an intestinal impaction of sea sponges. Normally, Loggerheads eat lobster, conch, and various crustaceans. They will also ingest sea[…]

Josie, a juvenile Green sea turtle, was rescued from Rattlesnake Key near Key Largo, Florida on August 5, 2003. Josie came in with Fibropapilloma tumors[…]

Gumbo, a juvenile Green sea turtle, was transferred from Gumbo Limbo State Preserve in Palm Beach County on October 25, 2000. He had shell damage[…]

Coastie, a juvenile Green sea turtle, was rescued by the Fort Pierce Coast Guard in St. Lucie County, Florida on November 2, 1999. Coastie was[…]