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Another green sea turtle with fibropapilloma tumors arrived at The Turtle Hospital on April 11th.  Eddie was rescued in Sandy Key, found floating and covered[…]

Itty bitty washback post-hatchling, Finn, was found floating in a bed of seagrass on April 11th–with only one fully functional flipper!  This loggerhead is probably[…]

On March 30th, Diver Dave and Rob Zombie were out trying to catch a few more lobster before the season ended; they noticed a young[…]

Weighing 176-lb at the time of his release, loggerhead Rocky D rounded out the last of 4 loggerheads to be released in the month of[…]

Colorado is a 161-pound loggerhead that was admitted to the hospital on March 25th with four boat propeller strikes toward the rear of his shell. He was[…]

Celebrating his one-year anniversary being free of FP tumors, L&L experienced another type of freedom–release!  A few weeks ago, L&L said goodbye to bunkmates SAS[…]

Mallory completed the influx of sea turtles needing rehab–4 in 4 days!–when she arrived on April 2nd. This green sub-adult is being treated for buoyancy[…]

Another green sea turtle came to us on March 13th with an old boat strike to the back end of the carapace, coupled with developing[…]

Juvenile greens Hess and Fiddle arrived at The Turtle Hospital on March 12th, transfers from Sea World’s rehab facility. FP tumors sprouted on Fiddle shortly[…]

  Our first patient of 2012 is ready to go home!   Come wish Rocky D, a loggerhead sea turtle well on Saturday, March 31st, 1:00 p.m.[…]

   Sully, a loggerhead sea turtle was ushered back into the wild at Founders Park beach in Islamorada on Sunday, March 25th with the help[…]

  The Turtle Hospital is excited to announce a public sea turtle release on Sunday, March 25th at 10:30 AM.  Join us on the beach[…]