Overview
- Rescue Location
- Hudson, FL
- Release Location
- Fred Howard Park, Tarpon Springs, FL
- Rescue Date
- 09.10.2019
- Release Date
- 10.16.2019
- Species
- Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Location
Details
Flip was accidentally caught by a fisherman in Hudson, FL on September 10, 2019. The fisherman immediately contacted the rescue team at CMA who brought her in for an assessment. Upon arrival, an X-ray revealed Flip had recently ingested a circle hook which was removed, fortunately, without surgery, by our veterinary team. Flip is a female juvenile Kemp’s ridley, which is the most seriously endangered of all sea turtles, making her release critical to the species’ survival. She was released October 16, 2019.