TURTLE RESCUES

RECENT RESCUES

Hook

During our nearshore study we captured this juvenile green sea turtle who had been foul hooked in its left front flipper. We transported the turtle to Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center. After x-rays showed no bone involvement, the turtle's flipper was numbed, the hook removed, and the turtle was given a long-acting antibiotic. The turtle was released back into the ocean the same day.

BUTTON

Button is a juvenile green sea turtle who we rescued during our population study. We immediately noticed the crush to its carapace (an injury often caused by boat strikes) and contacted FWC. We then transported the turtle to Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center where the cared for a treated the turtle. Button recovered and was back to swimming in the ocean!

Past rescues

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Researchers at East Coast Biologists, Inc. are trained and permitted through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to handle live and stranded sea turtles. If you find a dead, sick, or injured sea turtle in Florida, please call FWC's 24-hour Wildlife Alert Hotline at 1-888-404-FWCC (1-888-404-3922). Click here for more information.

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