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Pearl
June 29, 2008 A sub adult Loggerhead Sea Turtle was found floating in the Ocean Reef area of Key Largo. The turtle was transported to[…]
Nesting Season
The Florida Keys Sea Turtle nesting season is in full swing. Officially starting on April 15 (running through Oct 31) there have been a number[…]
Lisa
June 25, 2008 A juvenile Green Sea Turtle was rescued aprox 7 miles North of Duck Key. The small turtle has numerous fibropapilloma tumors affecting[…]
Smitty Released
JUNE 23, 2008 Smitty, a sub adult Loggerhead Sea Turtle, was released just North of the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon. Admitted in January 2008,[…]
CUDA RELEASED
June 17, 2008 Cuda, a juvenile Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, was admitted to the hospital in March 2008. The small turtle had nylon line wound[…]
DOUBLE RELEASE
June 8, 2008 Two sub adult Green Sea Turtles were released aprox 8 mile North of Marathon. Agnes had been hit by a boat and[…]
Surgeries
June 8, 2008 Dr Doug Mader, staff from the Marathon Veterinary Hospital, accompanied by Dr Kevin Fitzgerald (Animal Planet Emergency Vet) and Turtle Hospital staff[…]
FITO and NILES Release
June 2, 2008 Two Hawksbill Sea Turtles were released near the Contents Keys. Fito (a post hatchling) had been found floating in a high boat[…]
ALFREDO
June 1, 2008 A post hatchling Hawksbill Sea Turtle was found on the shore of Key Colony Beach. The small turtle was very emaciated and[…]
Trey Released
TREY Release May 31, 2008 Trey is a juvenile Green Sea Turtle that had several surgeries to remove external fibropapilloma tumors and endoscope inspection to[…]
PETER RELEASED
May 30, 2008 Peter is a juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtle that was found floating in a boat basin off of Stirrup Key in Marathon, January[…]
TURTLE WEB CAM
The Turtle Hospital has recently installed a “Web Cam” which allows real time viewing of activity in the main pool. The camera view shows the[…]