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Karsten was released off of Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Florida Keys and quickly swam away.  Pictured below in blue shirts are Mike Puto and Turtle Hospital[…]

Tini came to us on Oct 14 from St. Lucie Inlet State Park, in Martin County, Florida.  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff had to drive Tini[…]

Around noon on October 13, we received a call from Captain Brian Stoner and Captain Rich Schaf of the Keys Cowboy Fishing Charter about a[…]

On September 3, Tim Hannah was out lobster hunting off Grassy Key and saw little Pup hanging out under a coral ledge. He thought it[…]

The story of Lucky, a subadult loggerhead sea turtle that had been at The Turtle Hospital for two years and deemed unreleasable, is a lesson in[…]

FWC Officer Knight called The Turtle Hospital’s emergency hotline October 5 after receiving a call from a boat captain that had found a sea turtle entangled on[…]

Dr. Gerry Diethelm came in this week to provide critical care patient Izzy with cold light physical therapy. This low-level laser uses light-emitting diodes to[…]

Mid-May marks Cabana Breezes yearly Chicken Wing Eating fundraiser/contest for The Turtle Hospital. Groups of four gathered to chow down on plain burgers, dry wings,[…]

Thank you to all of you who donated during the month of September including: Erik Zimmerman, Frank Kohout, Chris Burnett, Lauren Limauro, Leigh Buckner, Andrea[…]

We would like to welcome all of our new members that joined during the month of September.  Thank you for contributing to our cause. Salsa[…]

Once again, Captain Spider hosted his weekly Casting Contest on Thursday, September 29, with proceeds going to The Turtle Hospital. Captain Spider holds his casting contest every[…]

Sea turtle lover Leah Schick is helping raise money for the turtle hospital in a very unique way.  This bright, young 8th grader has written the book “Akuti” which[…]