Posts in Past Patients Blog

It’s that amazing time of year again! Hatchling season began in the Florida Keys April 15th, meaning that baby sea turtles are emerging from the[…]

Chris, a young Green sea turtle, was found listlessly swimming at the surface covered in Fibropapilloma tumors. Fibropapillomatosis, which mainly affects juvenile Green sea turtles,[…]

Tommy Price, an eighth grader from Hollywood Florida was visiting his grandmother on Grassy Key. He went out to the jetty to do some fishing[…]

Romeo, a nearly 10cm post hatchling Hawksbill sea turtle, was rescued from a boat basin in Islamorada. The little sea turtle has already had a[…]

Bolin, a very small juvenile Green sea turtle, was rescued by The Coast Guard in Islamorada. It appears as though Bolin was either struck by[…]

Bubba, a 93 pound sub-adult Loggerhead, was rescued March 27th by good samaritans Buddy & Mary Ellen Norris near No Name Key. (Bubba is pictured[…]

  Sharon-Tilly, a sub adult Loggerhead, was released Thursday March 25th from Bahia Honda State Park! Sharon-Tilly was rescued by Doug and Sharon Largent, found[…]

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon would like to invite residents and guests to the Keys to participate in the release of “Sharon”, a Loggerhead sea[…]

“Hanalei” is a young Green sea turtle that was rescued Monday afternoon south of Marathon. The young turtle was rescued by concerned boaters that recognized[…]

  The Turtle Hospital received a call Monday morning of a sea turtle floating lethargically in a canal in Islamorada. The subadult Loggerhead was slowly[…]

Doug and Sharon took a guided educational tour at The Turtle Hospital and loved it. Doug and Sharon also love living in the keys and[…]

After 9 months of planning and federal permitting, the Turtle Hospital received its most long distance traveler thus far. “Anita”, a young Hawksbill sea turtle,[…]