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Kieran was rescued on July 16th from Islamorada. She was found floating, with a distinct hump in her shell. Upon admittance, Turtle Hospital staff feared[…]

 Shane, a 100 pound Loggerhead, was rescued by FWC in Islamorada. Shane, named after former Turtle Hospital employee Shane Catts, was found floating suffering from[…]

Sunday, a sub-adult Loggerhead, was rescued September 9th in Marathon near The Turtle Hospital. Sunday suffered a traumatic boat strike to the side of her[…]

  Florida is the primary nesting grounds for Loggerhead sea turtles in the United States. However, Green and Hawksbill sea turtles will also nest in[…]

The Turtle Hospital received a very generous donation from a very special kid, Walker Rise! Happy Birthday Walker and thank you for contributing to the[…]

Margarita was released September 8th 2009 from Veterans Park on Little Duck Key!   Margarita, a 280 lb. adult female Green sea turtle was released![…]

  Cletus is a hatchling Green sea turtle found at the bottom of his nest in the Marquesas. We quickly discovered that this little hatchling[…]

  A $500.00 reward is being offered by Richie Moretti for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person(s) illegally poaching sea turtles[…]

  Joseph and Vincent came to visit The Turtle Hospital one day, and have since taken an interest in helping sea turtles survive.  The boys[…]

Just days before a Loggerhead sea turtle named Wham was rescued in The Dry Tortugas, Save-A-Turtle opened their new educational exhibit on Loggerhead sea turtles[…]

  The Turtle Hospital was given the great honor of participating in the Make A Wish Foundation program. The Make A Wish Foundation’s mission is[…]

To all the adopted sea turtle parents: Last month we experienced a computer glitch and unfortunately many of our adopted sea turtle parents received updates[…]