Stranded 12-07-2016 Released 05-15-2017   Harbor, named for the infamous Pearl Harbor day, is a 30 pound Atlantic green. Harbor, like Nancy above, also stranded as a result of fishing line entanglement. He was pulled in by fishermen at the Isla Blanca jetties. Harbor’s plastron had a heavy amount of barnacles, and he too has […]

Stranded 12-07-2016 Released 03-30-2017   Sheri is a small Atlantic green, the third this month found wedged in the crevices of the jetties at Isla Blanca park. Sheri has some scrapes on her plastron and some minor internal injuries. She is being kept in ICU as we continue to run diagnostics. January Update:  Sheri is

Stranded 12-06-2016 Released 03-30-2017   Susan is an 11 pound Atlantic green juvenile who was found on the beach 22 miles north of the center. Susan was entangled in fishing line. She had 9 large barnacles on her carapace and was covered in algae. Susan also has a small FP tumor. Susan has not been

Stranded 12-02-2016 Released 03-30-2017   Rhino is a small 4 pound Atlantic green that was trapped  in the jetties at Isla Blanca park. Rhino had scrapes on his plastron (tummy) and carapace and his claws were bleeding. He had one large barnacle on his carapace as well. Rhino was in ICU for four days and

Stranded 11/16/2016 Released 4/28/2017   Key is an 11.6 pound Atlantic green that was found 1/2 mile north of beach access 5. Key has a large FP tumor on the left side of her neck and smaller tumors on her flippers. We started Key on fluids, Vitamin B, iron and antibiotics, and we have sent

Stranded: 11/14/2016   Cole is a 85 lb sub-adult Atlantic green that was found floating and unable to dive in the Port of Brownsville channel. Cole has an older boat strike injury on the back portion of his shell (visible in the photo to the left). Cole received a course of antibiotics upon arrival to

Stranded 11/12/2016 Released 03-30-2017   Barber is a small Atlantic green, almost exactly the same size as Juniper. Yesterday morning it washed up in the rocks on the south jetties due to high tide. Its plastron has some scratches on it from the rocks, but otherwise seems to be in good condition. We started Barber

Stranded 11/02/2016 Released 03/30/2017   Juniper is a small (3.4 lb) and beautiful  juvenile Atlantic green that was found on Boca Chica beach, languishing in the surf. Juniper had no apparent visible injuries, but after a few days here, passed small pieces of plastic, and then, a 9 inch balloon. Juniper also has elevated white

Stranded 10/02/2016 Released 6/12/2017   Sunshine is a beautiful juvenile hawksbill tha twas found in the surf line at city beach access 4 by a family from nearby McAllen, TX.  Sunshine’s right front flipper was missing but perfectly healed, and did not have any apparent injuries. Radiographs (x-rays) did show some abnormalities in the lungs.

                                                          Stranded 9/16/2016   Frida  is an adult Kemp’s ridley  female found by Michael, Stefanie and Hannah Bean near Schlitterbahn. Frida was very non responsive. No obvious injuries. It is believed she is a victim of red tide. A neurotoxin in the algae called brevetoxin affects the turtles’ nerves and muscles, keeping them from swimming