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Veterinarians and sea turtle professionals from around the globe attended the 20th annual Florida Keys Sea Turtle Workshop hosted by The Turtle Hospital. For a[…]

Last Wednesday was an extremely busy day here at the hospital.  In the morning, as we had three turtles undergoing surgery for FP tumor removal,[…]

Fitzy under anaesthesia for laser surgery. Last Wednesday, March 6, three juvenile green sea turtles went under surgery here at The Turtle Hospital. Fitzy, Shiny,[…]

On February 14, Valentine’s Day, The Turtle Hospital received a call about a turtle swimming in circles. Two neighbors in Marathon, Gerry DuBois and Margie[…]

Sunday, February 24th was a beautiful day to be out on the water in the Florida Keys, and for The Turtle Hospital that means there are[…]

        On Feb. 9, 2013, I went to Islamorada to watch my first Sea Turtle Release.  I thought I would just get[…]

Outreach is an important part of theTurtleHospital. It allows us to reach out into the community and bring our education beyond the walls of our[…]

There is never a dull day here at The Turtle Hospital.  The  turtles make our days exciting enough but add some filming for TV shows[…]

Just like many of us here in Florida, sea turtles do not like the cold! Sea turtles are reptiles and are unable to generate body[…]

‘Sandy’, a 145lb. subadult Loggerhead, was inadvertently hooked by a fisherman and only required a short stay in rehab before being safely released this morning. After[…]

Javier, Jasmin, Jenny, and Olvidio regularly fish in the Florida Keys, but they’ve never had a day quite like yesterday! At around 5 p.m. Turtle Hospital[…]

After just about 5 months of rehab at The Turtle Hospital, Stella a 200lb adult female Green sea turtle, was released back to the wild! Suffering[…]