Posts in Past Patients Blog

On August 11, Judy Dahms of the Marathon Marina called us concerned about a small turtle floating and blowing bubbles in the seaweed near the[…]

U.S. Coast Guard Station Key West received a call from four concerned boaters on the August 13 regarding an injured sea turtle being pecked at by[…]

On July 25, a small juvenile green sea turtle was found lethargic and floating in a canal on the oceanside of Tavernier.  This little turtle,[…]

              Hollarry, a loggerhead sea turtle who arrived at The Turtle Hospital in January, was released by boat on Thursday, July 21. Hollarry was[…]

            Last month Dr. Mader performed surgery on Karsten’s jaw removing two hooks; one from his beak and another from his throat. Although it must[…]

Forest, brought in byFWC & NOAA, received his name from the forest-like growth of algae on his shell when he arrived on the June 26th.[…]

  Cosimo weighs 54.1 pounds and is part-Loggerhead, part piggy! He was brought in byFWC& NOAA on June 25 with a serious crab impaction. The[…]

Debi was also rescued by FWC and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) while conducting their Florida Bay “Capture Turtle Project”. Dr. Doug Mader, of[…]

On July 10 The Turtle Hospital will be releasing Goody, a 108 pound loggerhead sea turtle who was rescued on May 28, 8 miles south[…]

Kruck, a 46 pound green sea turtle was found floating by the Boy Scouts of Marathon at Hens & Chickens Reef. Kruck had three healed[…]

Addis, a 3.5 pound Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was found entangled in marine debris, including a trap line, nylon rope, and balloon ribbons on April[…]

A crowd of about 100 people gathered at Anne’s Beach in Islamorada on Saturday, June 18, to celebrate the release of Charley II, a loggerhead[…]