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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.

Julienne Fry portrait

Meet the Patient: Julienne Fry the Green Sea Turtle

Julienne Fry, named for her arrival on Julienne Fries Day, came to the Healing Center after a very distressing situation.  

Button the sea turtle swimming

Meet the Turtle: Button

Meet Button: the turtle discovered by East Coast Biologists while the group was conducting a study in Satellite Beach. This green sea turtle had severe damage to their carapace, or shell, likely caused by a boat strike.

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.  

A loggerhead

Releasing Jupiter the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Get ready for an out-of-this-world sea turtle release! Jupiter the sub-adult loggerhead is heading home to the ocean after a nearly 3-month rehabilitation at our Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.  

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