Call it Christmas in April – Poinsettia the green sea turtle is back in the ocean after months of rehabilitation at East Coast Zoological Foundation’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at Brevard Zoo.

Let’s meet one of our sea turtle patients: Julian the juvenile green sea turtle! This little one came into our care in October 2025, after being found stranded in Satellite Beach.

Sir Hooks a Lot arrived at our East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at Brevard Zoo within the first few days of 2026. This small juvenile green sea turtle was found struggling at the Jetty Park pier in Port Canaveral, a popular fishing spot.

Following the recent freezing temperatures in our area, cold-stunned sea turtle patients were brought to East Coast Zoological Foundation’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at Brevard Zoo.

Bling and Jiminy Cricket are headed back to their ocean home after several months of rehabilitation with us.

East Coast Zoological Foundation’s Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo never really experiences a slow year – and 2025 was no exception.