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Watch Good Hope’s Eggs Get Incubated!
As of 5:45 PM today, September 7, Good Hope has laid a total of 25 eggs. We promised we’d keep you posted with daily updates,[…]
“Good Hope” Continues Laying Eggs
After the arrival of adult female and critically endangered Hawskbill “Good Hope” from St. Croix on the night of September 2, our turtle patient continues to get[…]
Tiny “Timmy” Has Heavy FP Load
The surprise of a sea turtle certainly livened up a frustrating day of lobstering for the Plaugher family on August 31. About the size of[…]
“Daisy” Gets Some Sunshine From TH Staff
Juvenile green “Daisy” was found floating 10 miles northwest of Marathon on September 4. Lori and Kevin called in the turtle from aboard Kevin’s boat. Daisy is[…]
Colorado Completes 5 Months of Rehab
Colorado made a splash in the turtle world on September 5 as he dove back into the ocean about 10 miles north of Marathon. Turtle Hospital[…]
“GOOD HOPE” IS IN GOOD HANDS
On August 29th we received a call from William Coles, PhD from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands with a very sick 123lb female hawksbill sea turtle[…]
Turtle Exams, Including Endoscope Footage!
Yesterday was a busy day at The Turtle Hospital. Three of our turtle patients were pulled from their rehab tanks for medical examinations, two of[…]
How Our Turtles Fared TS Isaac
Tropical Storm Isaac swept through theFlorida Keysmid-day yesterday, August 26, but The Turtle Hospital was already well-prepared. Anticipating a CAT 1 hurricane in[…]
Fiesta Eats a Lobster–Video Footage!
Our “party girl,” a nearly 200-lb loggerhead named Fiesta, has been through a lot these past few months. The survivor of a boat hit,[…]
“Cheap Family Travel” Visits Us!
A family of four gradeschool siblings visited The Turtle Hospital last month on a visit to the Florida Keys with Mom and Dad. The family[…]
Welcome Stella!
On August 18, 2012, The Turtle Hospital received a call from a man named Bryan and his family who came across a large turtle floating on[…]
Jill’s Circles are Straightening!
“Straight circle” sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s a term we’re becoming accustomed to here at The Turtle Hospital. Two months ago, we welcomed juvenile[…]