Stranded 7/1//2010 Paloma is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. She stranded after Hurricane Alex hit South Padre Island in 2010. She is missing a small chunk of her left front flipper and a small chunk of her shell on the right side. Paloma is recovering very well and will go back to the wild […]

Stranded 7/11/2010 Santi is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. He stranded with an eye injury. The injury has healed and he seems to be able to see out of the eye despite the injury. He will be released in summer of 2013.  

Stranded 7/9/2010 Spikey is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. He stranded with small chunks missing from all of his flippers, most likely he was attacked by a predator. Spikey recovered very quickly and is now currently swimming in a larger tank. His favorite hobbies are biting at his tank filter and chasing the thermometer