Stranded 5/16/15 Jayden is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found on the South Padre Island jetties. He had been hooked by a fisherman and was completely entangled in monofilament line. Luckily, the fisherman called Sea Turtle, Inc. and he was unhooked and is recovering well. June Update: Jayden has been moved to […]
Stranded 6/22/2015 Rocky is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found wedged int the rocks of the Boca Chica Jetties. He has some minor scrapes and abrasions on his shell but he is recovering well and will most likely be released by the end of summer 2015. Released 7/29/2015
Stranded 2/19/2015 Toto was caught in a shrimp net. Luckily, he has no physical injuries and his stay in ICU was very short. He is currently swimming in a rehabilitation tank and will be released when the water is warmer. Stranded 4/8/2015
Stranded 2/26/2015 Gwynne was found floating near Parrot Eyes on South Padre Island. She was covered in mud, algae and barnacles. She also has a small puncture wound on her plastron (bottom shell). The reason for her stranding is unknown, but we are starting to noticed that she is having some buoyancy problems while swimming.
Stranded 2/26/2015 Sunshine Too is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was found by a local shrimper becuase she was stuck in a net. She has a few mild scrapes but her injuries are not severe. We are currently monitoring her in our ICU. March Update: Sunshine Too has been moved out of the
Stranded 2/14/2015 Cupid is an Atlantic green sea turtle. She was entangled in fishing line and was found offshore by a Texas shrimper. He noticed Cupid had gone through his Turtle Exclude Device (an apparatus in shrimp trawls that prevent sea turtles from getting caught and drowned in the nets). When he saw that Cupid
Stranded 11/14/2014 Peanut is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She originally stranded during a cold front in November. When brought in, she was in a deep state of shock and could not be woken up. It was uncertain if she would survive. After three days of heat therapy, she eventually began to regain strength
Stranded 11/14/2014 You Know Who was found on Boca Chica during a cold spell on South Padre Island. He has very severe injuries due to a possible boat impact. His carapace is heavily fractured in several places. Screws had to be placed in the larger fractures in order to keep the shell together. Shell wounds
Stranded 11/15/2014 Nacle was found in Barracuda Cove during a cold spell on South Padre Island. She has 2 large slice wounds in her carapace & one on her head. These wounds were most likely caused by a boat propeller. Nacle’s spine is exposed and she is in critical condition in our ICU. January Update:
Stranded 11/20/2014 Ivy is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was found on the beach, embedded in the sand. It is possible that she was the victim of a vehicle impact but the cause of her injuries are unknown. She does not have use of her front left flipper and it is swollen. X-rays
