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.

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.  

Bon voyage Cassieopeia and Cheyenne! These two juvenile green sea turtles are back in the ocean thanks to the rehabilitation efforts of East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo.  

When it comes to our sea turtle patients, we usually share stories of recovery: mended flippers, healed carapaces and the joyous return to the ocean. But working in wildlife rehabilitation, there are some days when tragedy strikes.