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Dino Rescue Patients – Nugget, Popcorn, & Waffle

Posted October 13, 2022

Nugget, Popcorn, and Waffle were surrendered by their caretaker after they realized they would not be able to provide them with the amount of food or space they need to survive.

Dino Rescue Patients – Maya

Posted October 13, 2022

Maya was rescued with a deep laceration wound most likely caused while defending her nest. Similar to dolphins, Maiasaura are social animals so Maya was paired with Mike and Mary, who are also healing from lacerations, to promote healing and reduce stress.

Dino Rescue Patients – Einstein & Benjamin

Posted October 13, 2022

Einstein and Benjamin were both rescued after balloon strings they had accidentally consumed became lodged in their digestive tract.

Dino Rescue Patients – Jazz

Posted October 13, 2022

While Jazz was hunting, she became ensnared in a pre-set trap and sustained a broken arm.

Dino Rescue Patients – Wanda & Timothy

Updated October 14, 2022 Posted October 13, 2022

Wanda and Timothy both sustained injuries after suspected poachers attacked them and attempted to take their horns for sale on the black market.

Meeting the Unique and Beautiful Davidson Family

Updated October 14, 2022 Posted October 12, 2022

The Davidsons were visiting CMA in July and when our Inspire Team Supervisor saw them she felt compelled to talk with them. In doing so, she learned that Kristen and her youngest daughter, Hazel both had a condition called Alopecia.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Great Basin

Updated December 28, 2022 Posted October 10, 2022

Great Basin is a juvenile green sea turtle who was found stuck in an intake at Duke Energy Power Plant on September 22.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Leu

Updated October 24, 2022 Posted October 10, 2022

Leu is a leucistic, loggerhead hatchling that was found during a routine nest inventory by our Sea Turtle Conservation team during nesting patrols.

3 Sea Turtles Released on the Gulf Coast

Posted October 7, 2022

Clearwater Marine Aquarium and partners across Florida released three sea turtles, Biscayne, Wasabi, and Denali on October 5 and 6, 2022.

See Life-Size Dinosaurs Being Rehabilitated at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Posted September 15, 2022

Starting October 15, Dino Rescue will bring guests at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium up-close to life-size dinosaurs, some as tall as 35 feet and 65 feet long. As guests walk throughout CMA, they will encounter the dinosaurs, which move and roar, as they rehabilitate from various ailments today’s animals face – like habitat loss and entanglement.