Posts in Past Patients Blog

Tour de Turtles is a mock race through the Sea Turtle Conservancy. We release a sea turtle with a GPS tracker and see how far[…]

Fleming was rescued in March, 2015 200 feet off of Fleming Key in Key West where a boat captain found her entangled in fishing line, tethered[…]

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[…]

Five hatchlings rescued from marinas in the month of November were released yesterday into a weedline in the Gulf Stream.  It seems every time we[…]

Members of The Turtle Hospital staff weren’t the only ones present at Fiesta’s release last Saturday from Higg’s Beach in Key West.  More than 100[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Rainbow Runner was more than ready for release on September 6 last week.  With Tropical Storm Isaac out of the way and a boat back[…]

Colorado made a splash in the turtle world on September 5 as he dove back into the ocean about 10 miles north of Marathon. Turtle Hospital[…]

Colorado, a 170 lb. Adult male Loggerhead sea turtle, was struck by a boat and found floating north of Knock em’ Down Key in late March[…]

After just about a year of rehab, Izzy, a juvenile green sea turtle came full circle and went back to the ocean. Izzy was struck[…]

Lobster mini-season has come and gone, and The Turtle Hospital staff has stayed on its toes anticipating incoming rescue calls regarding boat hits. During lobster[…]