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Restore Our Shores’ Season Wrap-Up

Restore Our Shore’s busiest season has come to an end! Our dedicated team made incredible conservation achievements over the last few months. Let’s go through some of our team’s biggest wins of 2025. 

Cricket

Remembering Cricket the Cotton-Top Tamarin

We are sad to share that Cricket, our 23-year-old cotton-top tamarin patriarch, passed away on November 23. His life touched his animal care teams deeply, and we will miss him greatly.

A green sea turtle named Apollo has surgery to remove large tumors on their body.

Caring for Apollo the Green Sea Turtle

Apollo the green sea turtle is receiving treatment for fibropapillomatosis at Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.

A Golfodulcean poison dart frog, which has a black body with blue and yellow coloring, sits on a leaf.

Meet the Animals: Poison Dart Frogs

Get to know our Venom House’s varying species of poison dart frogs and what goes into their daily care!

An Eastern bongo calf sits on the ground.

Meet our New Eastern Bongo Calf

Our Eastern bongo herd just got one calf bigger! Allow us to introduce our newest male calf and offspring of Denver and Sebastian.

Baby sea turtles swim in a small pool tank

Protecting Sea Turtles Starts with Us

Many post-hatchling sea turtles in our care are revealed to have swallowed pieces of plastic. It’s up to us to reduce our plastic waste and create a positive change.

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