Posts in Current Patients Blog

An adult female loggerhead sea turtle was rescued in the lower Keys this morning. The wayward turtle was discovered far from a beach, next to[…]

MJ, a 48lb green turtle was rescued by an FWC officer today in Whale Harbor. MJ had monofilament wrapped around her/his FP tumors, making it[…]

Check out these “then and now” photos of our head-start turtles to see their growth over the past 8 months! As a part of the[…]

Happy Friday from our heroes in a half shell! Donatello and Water have a bit of a superhero theme going on as they recover from[…]

Over the past few months, we have admitted quite a few sea turtles with boat strike injuries. Yoshi came in March 13th with a wound[…]

Tonight we welcome in Emerald, a 70 lbs. Green sea turtle. Emerald is emaciated and has a severely damaged/deformed shell, likely from a boat strike[…]

These four turtles have been growing up together at the hospital. Copper, Bowser, Penny, and Nemo are weighed and measured every Sunday to track their[…]

We had an update request for our little “Sparty”! Sparty is one of our many patients treated for FP tumors. Sparty arrived on Chrismas eve[…]

“Lucy” is an absolute miracle story. Lucy is a juvenile Green found entangled in a giant clump of junk that washed onto shore last Saturday.[…]

Seven new patients are settling in tonight. Sea Lion, Zebra, Vampire Bat, Eros, Uakari, Xerus, and Walrus are juvenile FP greens that washed up near[…]

Our newest patient “Boo” is settling in after his/her rescue in Key West last Tuesday. Thanks to The Key West Wildlife Center for helping get[…]

The Turtle Hospital is asking for your help. Four lethargic juvenile green sea turtles have been found floating close to shore ocean side of the[…]