Alfredo

Green (Chelonia mydas)

(ST 0746)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded August 5, 2007
Location of Stranding S. Hutchinson Island, Martin County
Date of Arrival August 6, 2007
Number of Days of Care 413 days

Final Disposition

Released at Stuart, Florida on September 23, 2008

Turtle entangled in fishing gear upon arrival.

8/7 Turtle was found entangled on a reef at Bathtub Reef Park.  It has fishing gear encircling both front flippers and its neck.  It also has a carapace fracture over its tail and has fibropapillomatosis.  Turtle is anemic as well.  The fishing gear has been removed and treatment has been initiated. 8/22 Turtle seems to be healing well.  Tumors will be removed soon. 9/1 White count has gone up, so have changed antibiotics.  Doing well, otherwise. 9/11 White count has improved greatly and wounds are healing well. 9/19 Continuing to improve and gain weight. 9/28 Tumors were removed via laser earlier this week.  Doing well and appetite is great. 10/19 Turtle is doing very well and gaining weight.  Wounds are healing well. 10/28 Continuing to do very well. 11/13 Turtle continues to gain weight and do well. 11/29 More of the same. 12/14 Turtle is off all meds and is doing very well.  Moving it to a larger tank for more exercise. 12/26 Doing well in the larger tank. 1/15 Turtle is doing very well.  Two small tumor regrowths were noted today and turtle will undergo cryosurgery tomorrow to remove them. 1/23 Turtle is continuing to do very well. 1/30 Continuing to do well. 3/4 Turtle continues to do very well. 3/13 No evidence of tumor regrowth.  Turtle is doing very well. 3/24 Turtle continues doing very well. 4/8 Doing well and appetite is great. 4/30 Continuing to do very well. 5/17 More of the same. 5/30 Continuing to do very well. 6/20 Still doing very well.  May be ready for release by the middle of summer. 7/1 Had to be put back on antibiotics, but doing well. 7/26 Now off antibiotics again and doing very well. 8/28 Turtle has been moved to an outdoor tank in preparation for release in the next month. 9/11 Turtle has been approved for release as soon as the seas calm down after the storms. 9/23 Turtle was released at Stuart, Florida this morning. Release went well.

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