As part of our “Updates from the Field” Q&A series, SAVE Brasil’s communications coordinator, Paula Britto, fills us in on everything there is to know about their work.  

We recently brought our 36-year-old African spurred tortoise Tate, a resident of our Kangaroo Walkabout in our Lands of Change loop, to Dr. Alex Fox-Alvarez DVM, MS, DACVS-SA with Community Care Veterinary Specialists for an intense surgery to remove a large bladder stone. We’re happy to share Tate is recovering well from his surgery in a behind-the-scenes space.

We recently received three orphaned black bear cubs to be rehabilitated at our Zoo. The bears, named by their Zoo animal care team Pickles, Ichabod and Hazel, were brought to us by our partners at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The goal is to eventually release this trio back into their natural habitat.  

Brevard Zoo will be releasing one of its largest loggerhead sea turtle patients 375-plus-pound Bubba back to the ocean after a 3-month rehabilitation at the Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.

Our veterinary team is hard at work as they try to learn more about what white-nosed coatis Bailey and Brandy are experiencing.

We released another cub rehabilitated at our Zoo with the support of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).