Maggie

Green (Chelonia mydas)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded October 27, 2015
Location of Stranding Collier County
Date of Arrival October 27, 2015
Number of Days of Care 4 days

Final Disposition

Maggie

10/27/2015  Turtle arrived at Mote with numerous fibropapilloma tumors and fishing line entanglements around many of the tumors.  Some tumors are present on plastron as well as tissue.  Fishing line was removed; administered fluids, and turtle was placed in shallow water. 

10/28/2015  Turtle is eating food when offered and was given antibiotics.  Radiographs were taken to assess tumor impacts to flippers. 

10/30/2015  Turtle was humanely euthanized due to the severity of its tumors.

Arrival at Mote on 27Oct2015

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Mote scientists have dived deeper than 350 feet into the Gulf of Mexico’s blue holes—underwater caves, springs and sinkholes being explored for their unique biology, chemistry and structure.

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