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Rescue Mission – Crystal River Manatees

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 26, 2016

Crystal River, FL (September 15, 2016) – On September 1, 2016, Hurricane Hermine brought heavy winds and high flood waters to Crystal River. As […]

Rescue Mission – Parcel (Bottlenose Dolphin)

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 26, 2016

Johns Pass, FL (October 2015) – Rescue personnel originally received a call from a local boat captain reporting a bottlenose dolphin calf entangled in […]

Rescue Mission – Howie (Dolphin)

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 26, 2016

Tarpon Springs, FL (July 2016) – On the evening of July 3, 2016, rescue personnel received a call regarding a live stranded dolphin in […]

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Han Solo

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted November 25, 2016

(In a galaxy far, far away…) Han Solo is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found on February 17, 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL. Han Solo was found with a portion of its back carapace along with his tail and cloaca missing.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – BB

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted November 23, 2016

BB is a juvenile hawksbill sea turtle that was found on February 12th, 2016 in Treasure Island, FL. BB was found in a lethargic, slightly emaciated state with a lot of epibiota on top of her carapace, with many barnacles lodged in between her scutes. After removing all barnacles from BB’s carapace, it was then discovered that both of her humeri in her front flippers were broken, too.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Iris

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 23, 2016

A local fisherman found Iris, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, on September 25th, 2016 entangled in a crab trap in Chassahowitzka River, Citrus County, FL. The crab trap had entangled Iris’s left front flipper creating a deep laceration, and causing the flipper to swell as well as causing a laceration on the dorsal side of her neck.