Posts in Past Patients Blog

                          Barney was released on Friday, June 10, at Florida Bay Outfitters and the Caribbean Club, MM 104, in Key Largo.  Barney’s rescuer, Towboat US[…]

Tom Berry helps Jo Ellen, Christina, & Bob of The Turtle Hospital load Franklin into the ambulance.  On June 11th the Berry family was out[…]

On May 28, The Turtle Hospital received a call from the Coast Guard about a turtle floating and unable to dive about eight miles south[…]

Our newest loggerhead, Karsten, was found recently floating in a canal by homeowners.  He was not able to swim away quickly when approached, which raised[…]

Kruck a 46 pound Green sea turtle was rescued on April 22nd!  Kruck was found floating and unable to dive under the water south of[…]

Addis, a 3.5 pound Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, was rescued on April 20th here in Marathon by the McQuiston family visiting from Churchville Pennsylvania.  Addis was found with[…]

  On a beautiful afternoon in the Florida Keys Rich Dorn of Marathon decided to go boating.  While he stopped his boat to put on[…]

Two of our Green sea turtle patients, L+L and Starfish, recently went through surgery here at the Turtle Hospital.  The surgery was to remove Fibropapilloma[…]

Barney, a 120 pound Loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued on March 13th up towards Keys Largo where he was found floating. When Barney first arrived[…]

Meet Debi!  Debi is a 145 pound Loggerhead sea turtle that was brought to the Turtle Hospital on March 7th.  Debi was found by the[…]

These two adorable yearling (est.) green sea turtles were brought to the Turtle Hospital from Brevard County located on the mainland of Florida. Lola only weighs[…]

Henderson a 92-lb Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued near Big Coppitt Key.  He was found floating and was rescued by a Good Samaritan named William.  […]