Bruce

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)

(ST0409, MH 03-685-Lk)

Age Class	Juvenile
Gender	Unknown
Date Stranded	December 1, 2003
Location of Stranding	Great Hollow, Barnstable, MA
Date of Arrival	February 10, 2004
Number of Days of Care	105 days

Final Disposition

Released at Ormond Beach May 26, 2004

This turtle stranded at Cape Cod due to hypothermia ("cold-stunning") and was initially treated at New England Aquarium. Due to space issues, the turtle was transferred to the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital for continued rehabilitation and eventual release. This turtle has some small lesions, but they are healing well. 3/5 Turtle continues to do well. Appetite is good and health appears stable. Gaining weight. 4/4 Turtle continues to do well. 5/8 Turtle is now off all meds and is doing very well. May be releasable soon. 5/14 Turtle is continuing to do well off meds. 5/19 Turtle has been cleared medically for possible release next week. Turtle was tagged this morning. 5/26 Turtle was released this morning off Ormond Beach.

frontal view of sea turtle named bruce
Frontal view