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  The Turtle Hospital has recently admitted three new green sea turtles with Fibropapilloma. Dawn, Pabst and Coop. Endoscope showed that none of these patients[…]

The Turtle Hospital has released the last hatchling of nesting season. Smithers, a hatchling Hawksbill was discovered near shore by Smathers Beach most likely disoriented[…]

The Turtle Hospital would like to sincerely thank a very generous and amazing young girl from Pennsylvania, Taylour Wood. For Taylours Sweet 16 she decided[…]

The Turtle Hospital participated in the Key West World Championship Powerboat Races via helicopter to ensure no sea turtles entered the track during the race.[…]

The Turtle Hospital received an urgent call from Capt. Keith Daniels onboard his boat Trouble. A large sea turtle was in trouble, caught up in[…]

Ally, a young Green sea turtle, was found behind Nancy’s home in Big Pine Key. Ally was swimming in circles unable to dive for long[…]

The Turtle Hospital would like to sincerely thank the nearly 100 supporters who came to Sombrero Beach on Sunday November 7th to say goodbye and[…]

Wilma, a 200 pound female Loggerhead, is finally returning home after a long and arduous journey at The Turtle Hospital.  Rescued October 25th 2009, Wilma[…]

Oscar, a Green sea turtle, was found off of Boca Chica near Key West by a diver in early October.  The diver noticed something was[…]

The Turtle Hospital Educational Center recently went through major renovations including a brand new tile floor, some new paint on the walls and beautiful new[…]

Shortly after the release of Snoop, an adult Kemp’s Ridley, The Turtle Hospital received a frantic call from fishermen off of Key West. Several miles[…]

Last year Turtle Hospital staff rescued an adult female Loggerhead from The Dry Tortugas. This turtle had a satellite transmitter on her carapace (shell) and[…]