Stranded 1/11/2015 Ziggy is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found floating in the Laguna Madre during a severe cold front. He had gone into a state of “cold shock” becuase of low temperatures and was hit by a boat while floating in the bay. Ziggy’s wounds are very severe and he is […]

  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 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