Margo
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
Age ClassJuvenileGenderUnknownDate StrandedDecember 14, 2020Location of StrandingBuzzards Bay, MADate of ArrivalDecember 22, 2020Number of Days of Care49 days
Final Disposition
Released
12/22/2020 Turtle “233” stranded as part of the Cold Stun event in New England. 233 was brought to National Marine Life Center where it was then transfered to Mote Marine’s Sea Turtle Hospital by a group called Turtles Fly Too, a non-profit organization of volunteer private pilots. Here the turtle was deemed “Margo”. Margo was given fluids and placed in a rehabilitation pool.
01/07/2021 Margo is slowly recovering. Margo is not yet eating but is being force fed oral supplements and an anti-fungal. Margo is also receiving injectable antibiotics and fluids once a week.
01/17/2021 Margo is still not eating but has been taken off antibiotics and the anti-fungal. Margo has begun to be more active so we are hopeful eating will follow shortly.
01/17/2021 Margo started eating today!
02/01/2021 Margo was medically cleared for release but will spend a few days in a dolphin rehabilitation tank to slowly get used to colder water to match the current ocean temperature.
02/08/2021 Blue Spruce, Francis, Catherine, Ruby Sue, and Margo were transported and released by Mote staff on the east coast of Florida off of New Smyrna Beach.