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

Stranded 11/26/2014 Jade was found on the South Padre Island jetties, about halfway up. A couple found her trapped between the rocks and dislodged her. She has several scrapes and areas of exposed bone on her head, carapace & plastron. She is being treated in ICU for her injuries. December update: Jade has been moved

Stranded 11/27/2014 Pilgrim is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found by a local paddle boarding at the south jetties on South Padre. Pilgrim was completely entangled in fishing line but luckily it did not do any serious damage to his flippers. He will be released by the end of 2014. Released 12/15/2014

Stranded 11/14/2014 Clifford is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found in Barracuda Cove near Boca Chica with several other cold stunned sea turtles. Clifford has several large wounds on his back, most likely from getting struck by a boat propeller. He is currently in ICU. January Update: Clifford has been moved to

Stranded 10/18/2014   Holly Leaf is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was found washed up on the county beaches of South Padre Island. Her shell was covered in barnacles and she has a large hole in the side of her face. What caused her injury is unknown. She is currently in ICU where

Stranded 9/28/2014 Robbie is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found by visitors on the county beaches of SPI. He had no severe physical injuries but some small scrapes on his shell suggest that he may have been nibbled on by a predator. Additionally he has several large barnacles, including one that is

Stranded 10/6/2014 Caleb is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. He was found on the South jetties of Isla Blanca Park. His neck and front left flipper were entangled in fishing line. There is a scar on his flipper from the entanglement. Luckily the wounds are not very severe and he should make a quick

Stranded 9/20/2014 Peaches is a juvenile Atlantic green sea turtle. She was accidentally hooked by a fisherman at the Isla Blanca jetties. The fisherman noticed that she had a large wound on her head and called Sea Turtle, Inc. for help. Peaches had been hit by a boat and the propeller had left a deep

Stranded 8/17/2014 Al is a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle. He was found swimming near the Laguna Vista seawall by residents who live nearby. They noticed he was not moving his front left flipper and they called Sea Turtle, Inc. to investigate. Al has fishing line wrapped so tightly around his flipper that it swelled up

Stranded 4/27/2014 Kona was found stranded on the beach in a large pile of Sargassum. He had an odd discoloration on the tips of his flippers. Closer examination shows that he has a bacteria that is affecting the scales on his flippers. He is being quarantined in case the bacteria is contagious to other turtles.