Stranded 12/28/2013 Cooper is a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. He stranded just north of County Access 6 on South Padre Island. He had no physical injuries but he was weak and emaciated. He had a thin layer of algae covering his shell and was missing a small chunk of his back left flipper, possibly […]
Stranded 1/30/2014 Viola is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She is a cold stranded sea turtle that was brought in by US Fish & Wildlife during a recent cold front. She is missing large chunks of her shell. Parts of the injury are new and parts are already healed, meaning that this could have
Stranded 12/16/2013 Casper is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found in Dolphin Cove near Isla Blanca Park. He had no visible injuries but was floating with his head down in the water. He was assumed to be a cold stranded sea turtle, however, when placing him in water for the first time
Stranded 2/23/2014 Shelldon is a juvenile Atlantic green. He was found 10 miles north of County Access 6. He was completely covered with algae and had a large crack on his shell, possibly from a boat strike. The wound was bleeding slightly when he arrived. He is currently bandaged and is being evaluated by our
Stranded 2/23/2014 Pete is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found floating in the bay by locals. He is already swimming well in ICU and his reason for stranding is unknown. Released 3/20/2014
Stranded: 1/3/2013 Bex is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found behind the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. Her reason for stranding is unknown but we believe she may have been affected by recent cold spells. She is expected to be released in early Spring. Released: 3/20/2014
Stranded 11/28/2013 Justin is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found floating in the bay due to cold stranding. He had a broken front left flipper for unknown reasons. Surgery was done to try to fix the flipper but unfortunately the break was so severe that it had to be amputated. He is
Stranded 11/29/2013 Olive is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was found floating in the Long Island Village area near Port Isabel. She was most likely struck by a boat propeller. She has damage to her left eye as well as several slices to her carapace (top shell). Additionally she is missing a chunk
Stranded 10/22/2013 Jace is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found by visitors just north of Access 5. He has a few superficial scrapes but no serious injuries. His reason for stranding is unknown. He will receive vitamins in our ICU until bloodwork comes back. 10/28/2013: Bloodwork came back normal. The turtle is
Stranded 9/29/2013 Bela is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was found on the beach by visitors. She has a few small scrapes on her plastron (bottom shell) and what look like teeth marks on her carapace (top shell). She may have been attacked by a predator. Blood was drawn to determine if she
