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Turtle Hospital staff is getting ready for our next release! Today, a pre-release exam was completed in preparation for the release of a subadult Loggerhead[…]

In addition to the 18 turtles currently undergoing rehabilitation, The Turtle Hospital houses 11 “permanent resident” turtles that have been deemed non-releasable. For several different[…]

Veterinarians and sea turtle professionals from around the globe attended the 20th annual Florida Keys Sea Turtle Workshop hosted by The Turtle Hospital. For a[…]

There is never a dull day here at The Turtle Hospital.  The  turtles make our days exciting enough but add some filming for TV shows[…]

Just like many of us here in Florida, sea turtles do not like the cold! Sea turtles are reptiles and are unable to generate body[…]

After just about 5 months of rehab at The Turtle Hospital, Stella a 200lb adult female Green sea turtle, was released back to the wild! Suffering[…]

2013 is upon us, and with its arrival come our final counts over the past year.  Tallying up the numbers, we had a total of[…]

If sea turtles had vocal chords, they would be singing you Christmas carols today!  But, thankfully, they are excellent writers. (It’s amazing to watch those flippers[…]

This holiday season has involved a lot of turtle procedures at The Turtle Hospital: Seven days before Christmas, Burt and Kaleb brought to us… a turtle with fibropapillomas![…]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to ADOPT A SEA TURTLE!  The five permanent residents that will spend the rest of their lives at The[…]

The Turtle Hospital and sea turtle professionals from around the globe kicked off the start of December with a weekend dedicated solely to sea turtles. […]

Renowned artist, muralist and activist of marine life Wyland made his way through the Florida Keys last week to restore iconic murals in Key Largo, Marathon and[…]