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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.

small Kemp's ridley sea turtle

Caring for Leia

Today, we’re talking about how our Sea Turtle Healing Center is caring for our newest patient, a kemp’s ridley sea turtle.

Harbor the loggerhead sea turtle

PUBLIC RELEASE CANCELED: Harbor the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Harbor the 170-pound adult loggerhead sea turtle is returning to her ocean home after a two-month stay at our Sea Turtle Healing Center.

A green sea turtle lays in a sink

Nurturing Bones Back to Health

After enduring a boat strike, Bones came to the Sea Turtle Healing Center with severe injuries to their carapace. Read on to see how our team is caring for this juvenile turtle.

A loggerhead sea turtle

Caring for Harbor the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

A barnacle-crusted adult loggerhead sea turtle has found a safe harbor at our Sea Turtle Healing Center.

Helping Biscuit the Loggerhead Sea Turtle with a New Device

Thanks to a new device generously donated to Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, one of our newest sea turtle patients is on the road to recovery.  

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