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wounded manatee rescue

Oldsmar Manatee Rescued and Released with Amputated Flipper

Updated July 30, 2018 Posted October 5, 2017

On Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) rescue personnel assisted with the rescue of an entangled female manatee in Oldsmar, Florida.

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loggerhead sea turtle release

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release at Clearwater Beach – Toot

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted September 21, 2017

Now weighing 168 pounds, Toot was cleared for release and ready to return home. The loggerhead sea turtle, a threatened species, was released at Clearwater Beach on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 11 am.

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Manatee Rescue

Rescue Mission – Weeki Wachee Manatee Relocation

Updated July 30, 2018 Posted September 20, 2017

The manatee was entrapped within an enclosed creek in Weeki Wachee, Florida. The animal likely was able to swim into the creek with the increased tides during Hurricane Irma

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two sea turtle hatchlings

Hatchlings Rescued and Released

Updated July 29, 2018 Posted September 1, 2017

Two Baby Sea Turtles Rescued From a Swimming Pool Two sea turtle hatchlings arrived at Clearwater Marine Aquarium on August 29, 2017, after being […]

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Oat Bran sea turtle release

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Oat Bran

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted August 24, 2017

Oat Bran, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on May 6, 2017. He was hooked by a local […]

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CMA team releasing loggerhead sea turtle, Waffle Crisp

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release – Waffle Crisp

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted August 22, 2017

On May 26, 2017, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, named Waffle Crisp, was found floating offshore of Homosassa in Citrus County, Florida.

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Urkel-O's sea turtle release

Double Green Sea Turtle Release – Urkel-O’s and Eucalyptus

Updated July 9, 2019 Posted August 17, 2017

Two endangered sea turtles, Urkel-O’s and Eucalyptus, were rescued and released by CMA after being harmed by fishing gear. Both have a missing front flipper.

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Toot loggerhead sea turtle rehab patient

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Toot

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted August 16, 2017

On June 27, 2017, fishermen found a sub-adult loggerhead floating near Tierra Verde in Pinellas County. It was covered in barnacles, and seemed very lethargic.

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Zo sea turtle rehab patient

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Zo

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted August 16, 2017

On July 9, a fisherman found a small, juvenile green sea turtle in Holiday, Pasco County, Florida with external fibropapilloma tumors, and fishing line entangling its left front flipper and around its neck.

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Pebbles sea turtle rehab

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Pebbles

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted August 16, 2017

TRIAGE PEBBLES’ STORY On May 9, 2017, the Inwater Research Group located an emaciated, lethargic, floating turtle covered in fibropapilloma tumors and barnacles floating […]

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