Stranded 11/1/2012 Dooby Doo is a hatchling hawksbill sea turtle. He was found on Boca Chica beach by a group of winter visitors. Dooby Doo has a couple small predator bites on his shell and flippers, but no serious physical injuries. He is currently eating well and spending time in the hatchling tanks of our

Stranded 10/29/12 Larry C. is a hatchling hawksbill sea turtle found by visitors at the end of Highway 100. He is missing chunks of his back flippers due to predator attacks and also has an abnormal scute count. Scutes are the plates of keratin on a turtles back. Hawksbill usually have 4 lateral (side) scutes

Stranded 9/10/2010 Fuerte is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. He stranded with no physical injuries shortly after tropical storm Hermine. Fuerte is rehabilitating well and will be released in the Summer of 2013.

Stranded 10/15/2011 Suerte is a juvenile Hawksbill sea turtle. His name is Spanish for “Luck.” He was found just north of County Access 5 by visitors, who turned him over to a South Padre Island county Sheriff. He was covered in algae and all four of his flippers had predator bites. The wounds were all past

Stranded 7/2/2010 Alexis is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley who was found at County Beach Access 5 right after Hurricane Alex hit South Padre Island. She is missing her front left flipper from a predator attack. Alexis will be released in Summer of 2013. Released 6/26/2013

Stranded 9/24/2010 Amigo is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. He was found washed on shore, shortly after tropical storm Hermine. He is missing his right front flipper, possibly from a  predator attack. Amigo will be released in Summer of 2013. Released 11/4/2013

Stranded 7/17/2010 Dennis is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle who stranded with small injuries on his shell, possibly from predation. He was moved out of ICU in May of 2012 and will be released in Summer 2013. Released 8/23/2013

Stranded 7/12/2010 Kate is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. She was found at the Coast Guard Station a few days after Hurricane Alex in 2010. Her physical injuries are minor and she is missing a small chunk of her back right flipper. Kate will be released in Summer of 2013. Released 6/26/2013

Stranded 7/3/2010 Mona is a post-hatchling Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. She stranded right after Hurricane Alex in 2010. Mona is missing 3/4 of her front left flipper. Despite this injury, she is a very spunky sea turtle. She is well-known by the staff  for being “the fiesty one” and she always puts up a strong

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