Juice

Green (Chelonia mydas)

(ST1039)

Age Class	Subadult
Gender	Unknown
Date Stranded
Location of Stranding	Florida's east coast
Date of Arrival	January 16, 2010
Number of Days of Care	1446 days

Final Disposition

Released

1/17 Turtle was brought to Mote after being cold stunned during the recent record low temperatures. Turtle is also afflicted with papillomas (tumors.) 1/22 Turtle was released on the east coast of Florida after being warmed and stabilized.

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.

Among the items needed to help care for this record number of turtles at Mote are the following:

Closed-cell foam padding (this is a high priority and usually available from boat fabricators)
Kiddie pools, wading pools, cattle waterers or other containers of a similar size that can hold water
Spray bottles
Towels and blankets
Tarps
Spring clamps (either all metal or plastic)
Ventilated containers
Monetary donations to pay for medications, food and satellite tags