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The Turtle Hospital offers unique opportunities for the public to glimpse the end of the rehabilitation process–and, the most exciting!  No matter how many releases[…]

Come wave good-bye to 200-lb loggerhead “Fiesta” on Saturday, October 20, from Higg’s Beach in Key West at 2:00 PM.  Fiesta was rescued in June[…]

After varying lengths of stay at The Turtle Hospital, a total of 23 rescued hatchlings were released yesterday directly into the Gulf Stream.  This time[…]

The Turtle Hospital is sad to report the passing away of our sea turtle patient, “Good Hope,” a pregnant hawksbill airlifted for treatment from St. Croix[…]

  Not too much has changed in Good Hope’s condition since her last update, but she has laid a couple more eggs, bringing the total[…]

Jimbo’s jumbo pap was removed today after an endoscope (click to view footage!) revealed healthy internal organs–and, surprise!, he’s a boy!  The tumor weighed more than[…]

The number “7” seems to be Good Hope’s new lucky number.  Previously showing a trend of laying eggs in sets of 3, she has laid 15[…]

Dr. Doug Mader was in today to assess Good Hope’s condition.  The critically endangered, pregnant hawksbill from St. Croix is now set to receive doses of Vitamin B[…]

The latest news update for “Good Hope” is somewhat positive, as she appears to be, ever so slowly, on the upswing.  Again, her condition remains critical and[…]

To say that things have calmed down here at The Turtle Hospital would be an overstatement in the very least.  While “Good Hope” does seem[…]

Good Hope seems to be showing the Rehab staff that she will be doing things at her own pace.  Despite the two doses of Vasotocin[…]

Yesterday, September 7, was a very long day for Good Hope and the Rehab staff. We received the highly anticipated two doses of Vasotocin, the[…]