Watch Allison’s Story Allison was our resilient green sea turtle defied the odds after losing three of her four flippers to a suspected predator attack. Thanks to innovative thinking and the dedicated efforts of staff, volunteers, and community members, a prosthetic fin was developed, allowing Allison to swim and live her best life at Sea […]
Stranded 5/29/2015 Mitch is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found by a member of the US coast guard. He has a very large wound on his plastron and carapace (top and bottom shell). Due to the shape of the wound, we believe it was most likely caused by a shark. Mitch’s
Stranded 06-01-2017 Released 06-27-2017 Kaze is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle that was found stuck in the under water in the rocks at the Boca Chica jetties by one of our interns who was patrolling Boca Chica for nesting mamas. Kaze weighs about 6 lbs, is in good body condition, and has normal blood values. Kaze
Stranded 05-14-2017 Released: 06-13-2017 Sweet Caroline is a 4.5 lb juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle that was found trapped deep in the rocks at the Mansfield Cut which as at the very north end of South Padre Island. A family noticed this turtle was stuck and alerted one of our interns, who was patrolling the
Stranded 05-06-2017 Released: 06-13-2017 Kaisou is a 6 lb non-FP Atlantic green that was trapped in the rocks at the jetties. Kaisou’s body is in good condition, but the turtle had a persistent cloacal prolapse upon arrival to Sea Turtle, Inc. Prolapses are a common issue in stranded turtles; it is a stress induced
Stranded: 05-06-2017 Released: 06-13-2017 Aquarid is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle that was found wedged in the rocks at the jetties in Isla Blanca Park here on South Padre Island. Aquarid weighs in at 4 lbs. It has an old constriction injury across its head (likely caused by fishing line) that affected the
Stranded: 5-5-2017 Released: 06-13-2017 Q-tip is a 7.5 lb juvenile Atlantic green. Q-tip was found in the high tide line near the Isla Blanca Jetties here on South Padre Island. Q-tip has a shark bite wound that is visible on both the carapace and plastron! The shark bite is not fresh though, it was
Stranded 05-02-2017 Released: 06-13-2017 Lunchbox, a juvenile Atlantic green, stranded on 5/2/17 trapped in rocks at the jetties with loose fishing line wrapped around a front flipper. Lunchbox weighs in at 4.5 lbs and is sharing a tank with several other juvenile greens. The turtle is receiving laser therapy 3 times weekly to treat abrasions
Stranded 03-11-2017 Released 03-30-2017 Chance’s rescue was a bit dramatic! It started with a call from Boca Chica. Salvador Villareal and Hannah Solis found Chance wedged in the rocks of the jetties. Boca Chica, by car, is typically a 3 hour round trip drive. On a Spring Break Saturday???? Who knows!!! So…Chris Devlin, former
