Turtle Hospital

Rep. Garcia Eases Rehabbed Sea Turtle Back Into Keys Waters

Lately, politicians have given us plenty to reasons to criticize them. Not today.

CBS4–2013/04/06

A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Source: Tom Longo/Loggerhead Marinelife Center)

Loggerhead Who Ate Hook Leaves Turtle Hospital For Keys Waters

A loggerhead sea turtle was returned to the ocean off the Florida Keys Saturday after an angler’s baited hook it ingested was surgically removed.

CBS4–2013/02/09

An egg harvested from "Good Hope," a female hawksbill sea turtle that died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, is positioned in an incubator at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla. (Tom Luebke/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

No Viable Eggs From Dead “Good Hope” Hawksbill Turtle

More than 100 hundred eggs recovered from a now-deceased female hawksbill turtle are not viable, according to officials.

CBS4–2012/12/07

“Good Hope” Sea Turtle Dies; Vet Harvests Remaining Eggs

“Good Hope”, a female hawksbill sea turtle that was airlifted from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Turtle Hospital in Marathon, unexpectedly died Tuesday morning.

CBS4–2012/10/02

A hand reaches to collect an egg deposited by a critically ill female hawksbill sea turtle Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla. The female reptile, laden with eggs, was discovered on a St. Croix, U.S.V.I., beach Aug. 24, just after Tropical Storm Isaac brushed the Virgin Islands and flown to the the Florida Keys-based hospital. Staff members there hope to save the turtle, hatch any fertile eggs and return the mother and babies to St. Croix. (Jim Weidman/The Turtle Hospital via the Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Rescued Hawksbill Turtle Lays Eggs

A badly injured female hawksbill sea turtle, which airlifted from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, laid several eggs.

2012/09/04

Veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, center, ultrasounds an endangered hawksbill sea turtle at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Marathon, Fla. The female reptile, laden with eggs, was discovered on a St. Croix, U.S.V.I., beach Aug. 24, just after Tropical Storm Isaac brushed the Virgin Islands. Hospital staff hope to save the turtle and hatch any fertile eggs with the goal of returning them all to St. Croix. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Vets & Volunteers Work Round The Clock To Save Turtle

An egg-laden, hawksbill sea turtle, airlifted from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Turtle Hospital in Marathon over the weekend is in “extremely guarded condition.”

2012/09/03

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, raises his hands signifying that he too is listening with students to a teacher's instructions at Stanley Switlik Elementary School Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Marathon, Fla. Scott presided over a Florida Cabinet meeting in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning, visited with students and is slated to release a recovered turtle off the Keys Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)

Gov. Scott Releases Mended Sea Turtle Off Keys

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has released a recovered green sea turtle off the Florida Keys Tuesday afternoon.

CBS4–2012/05/08

(Source: Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Injured By Spear Gun Released

A loggerhead sea turtle which was found earlier this year with a metal spear sticking out of its head has been returned to the wild.

2011/09/14

(Photo Credit: Turtle Hospital) This x-ray shows a spear that went through the head of a loggerhead sea turtle, just missing its eye, arteries and brain.

Turtle Injured By Spear Gun To Be Released

Wednesday will be a big day for a loggerhead sea turtle which was found earlier this year with a metal spear sticking out of its head.

CBS4–2011/09/13

(Photo Credit: Turtle Hospital) Sara, an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, recovering at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after being speared in the head.

$10K Reward After Loggerhead Sea Turtle Speared In Head

There’s a more than $10,000 reward being offered in the case of an endangered loggerhead sea turtle recovering from a high-powered spear gun wound to the head.

CBS4–2011/08/12

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