Kim

Green (Chelonia mydas)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded April 8, 2015
Location of Stranding Volusia County, Florida
Date of Arrival April 10, 2015
Number of Days of Care 97 days

Final Disposition

Kim

4/8/15 Turtle found stranded. Its carapace was covered with sand and a layer of long heen hair algae and several large barnacles. Turtle is slightly underweight and fibropapilloma tumors are present on venral side of flippers and inguinal area.

4/10/15 Turtle was transferred from Voluscia Marine Science Center to Mote for treatment.

7/16/2015  After successful surgeries, Kim was released with Wilson from Canaveral National Seashore in Volusia County. 

Small pap tumors on front flippers
Kim ready for release
Student workers from Canaveral National Seashore witness the Kim and Wilson's release.
Kim was released with Wilson at Canaveral National Seashore.

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

In the 1950s, Mote's founding "Shark Lady," Dr. Eugenie Clark, published groundbreaking research showing that sharks can learn through training.

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