Viking and Radley Heading Home!

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | August 18, 2010 | Comments Off on Viking and Radley Heading Home!

It is always a special day when our patients are able to be released. Please join us this Saturday, July 24th to see our patients, Viking and Radley, return to the wild. The release is dependent on weather and surf conditions. Monitor our website and Facebook for updates. The release is scheduled for Noon on…

Andre the “giant” green sea turtle

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | August 14, 2010 | Comments Off on Andre the “giant” green sea turtle

Andre is an adult, male green sea turtle who came to us as a patient on June 15, 2010. A beachgoer named Melissa, and her family found Andre struggling in the surf on the sandbar off Juno Beach. Melissa and her family realized that Andre had sustained serious injuries and went out into the water…

Hatchling Release

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | August 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Hatchling Release

This past Friday, July 30th, we released 110 Loggerhead Sea Turtle hatchlings in the sargassum weed line offshore. Friday was a perfect day for an offshore release; calm water and beautiful weather. Officer Richard Cobo, FWC Law Enforcement, generously donated his time and resources while bringing us to the weed line and assisting with the…

Turtwig’s New Home

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | July 24, 2010 | Comments Off on Turtwig’s New Home

Turtwig is a sub-adult green sea turtle who has been a patient in our hospital since August 2009. Turtwig was admitted to our hospital with buoyancy issues which most likely resulted from an old boat injury. Unfortunately, after several different procedures and treatments these issues could not be resolved without medication. Without a digestive stimulant,…

Team Work!

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | July 16, 2010 | Comments Off on Team Work!

This past Monday we received a call from FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) informing us of an injured adult, female Loggerhead Sea Turtle that was found stranded on the south side of the Palm Beach Inlet. While attempting to return to the water after nesting, the turtle, later named “Bremusa,” fell off the…

How do we get our turtles?

By Loggerhead Marinelife Center | July 6, 2010 | Comments Off on How do we get our turtles?

I’m very excited as today marks the beginning of our new sea turtle hospital blog! This will be the place to receive regular updates on the daily happenings in the LMC hospital and rehabilitation department. I look forward to sharing the work that we do with everyone! Our job in the hospital at the Loggerhead…