Reason for Stranding: Boat Strike Physical Injuries: Tilly has three separate boat propeller strikes extending from her head to the middle of her shell. The injuries appear older as dead bone and necrotic tissue were present on arrival. Our rehab staff removed the dead tissue and bone and the wound is undergoing treatment using cold-laser […]
Reason for Stranding: Shell Injury Patient History: A volunteer found Hurley floating in the Laguna Madre with a heavy load of barnacles. Severe inflammation occurred causing the keratin, the top colorful layer, to separate from the rest of the shell. Notice the coloration differences. The light gray color you see is exposed bone. Over time,
Hang 10 washed ashore on July 11, 2009 as a hatchling. Due to birth defects that affect her flipper, shell, and eye, she is unable to be released and is a permanent resident at our facility. When she was smaller, she traveled to local events and schools to educate the public. Now she is 10
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
