Posts by Turtle Hospital

Tour de Turtles is a mock race through the Sea Turtle Conservancy. We release a sea turtle with a GPS tracker and see how far[…]

Join us Friday July 21st on Sombrero Beach at 9:30 am! Join us on Friday July 21st on Sombrero Beach at 10 am for a[…]

Friday June 16th at Sombrero Beach at 10:30 am! JOIN us for a Public Sea Turtle Release Friday, June 16th at Sombrero Beach, Marathon!  Bring[…]

Join us at Sombrero Beach on Tuesday 5/23 at 10 am as we release Don on World Turtle Day! Celebrate WORLD TURTLE DAY and JOIN[…]

JOIN us for a Public Sea Turtle Release Saturday, May 13th at Higg’s Beach behind Salute’ Restaurant, 1000 Atlantic Blvd., Key West!  Bring your Mom,[…]

JOIN us for a Public Sea Turtle Release Friday, March 17th at Sombrero Beach, Marathon! Bring your family and friends and start St. Patrick’s Day[…]

Our largest patient, Jolly at 330 lbs, has recently received some good news. Her stitches were removed last week and she will be released sometime[…]

Stewart, a 25 lb. green sea turtle, arrived at the beginning of February with a heavy tumor load. Both of his eyes were covered as[…]

Join us on Saturday 2/18 at 9:30 am at Founder’s Park in Islamorada JOIN us for a Public Sea Turtle Release Saturday, February 18th  at[…]

We have had some very special visitors to the hospital recently. In the beginning of January The Turtle Hospital welcomed 15 critically endangered Kemp’s Ridley[…]

Join us Saturday February 4th to release Agape at Sombrero Beach at 9:30 am! Love is in the air…Agape, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle is[…]

  We were honored to welcome former president Jimmy Carter his wife Rosalynn, and about 40 of his family members who were vacationing in the Florida[…]