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Boat Strike Turtles: Yoshi, Cristiane, and Ren

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[…]

New Patient “Emerald”

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[…]

Little Turtles get some Love!

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[…]

Update on “Sparty”

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[…]

New Patient “Lucy”

“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.[…]

New Patients Galore!

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[…]

New Patient “Boo”

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[…]

Keep your eyes open for sick green turtles in the Upper Keys

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[…]

What’s for Dinner?

Food is always the great motivating factor but just like humans some turtles can be picky eaters while others will eat anything in front of[…]

‘Tis the Season to Save Turtles

The weather outside is chilling, and our ER is a filling…all hands are on deck caring for sea turtle patients at the Turtle Hospital.  Almost[…]

A Year in Review….so far!

With the new year quickly approaching, some of you might be wondering how our numbers are comparing to previous years.  With two months to go, we[…]

Patti in Recovery

When Patti was rescued she was seen by residents on the ocean side of Card Sound Road, Key Largo. She was floating and the current[…]