Koopa
Green (Chelonia mydas)
(ST1043)
Age ClassJuvenileGenderUnknownDate StrandedLocation of StrandingDate of ArrivalJanuary 17, 2010Number of Days of Care1445 days
Final Disposition
Released
1/18 Koopa was brought to Mote from C.R.O.W. (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife) on Sanibel Island after being cold stunned. Turtle is currently rooming with Flip, Chill and Woodstock.
1/20 Turtle was one of 10 cold-stunned turtles released from Vanderbilt Beach in Collier County. (Thanks to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch for the transport!)
Note: More than 3,000 sea turtles statewide have been affected by record-low January water temperatures. State and federal agencies, along with nonprofit organizations like Mote are responding to this mass stranding by taking in sick sea turtles. To help these animals by making a donation of one of the following items, please call Mote’s Development office at 941-388-4441, ext. 509. Click here to make a monetary donation now.