Valentine

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)

(ST 0703, Valery)

Age Class Subadult
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded February 13, 2007
Location of Stranding Wiggin's Pass, Naples, Florida
Date of Arrival February 14, 2007
Number of Days of Care 42 days

Final Disposition

Released March 29, 2007 from Lido Beach

Turtle upon arrival at Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

2/15 Turtle was found floating off Wiggin's Pass near Naples, Florida late yesterday evening and was transported to STRH this morning.  Turtle is weak, edematous, uncoordinated, likely affected by red tide toxicosis.  Turtle has been started on treatment and has been placed in shallow water. 2/17 Turtle appears to be responding well to treatment.  It began eating this morning and is now in somewhat deeper water. 2/21 Turtle is now in even deeper water and is eating very well. 2/23 Blood tests have confirmed very high red tide toxin levels. 2/28 Turtle's appetite is excellent and behavior is great.  May be releasable in a month or so. 3/15 Still doing very well. 3/21 Turtle has been approved for release next week. 3/29 Turtle was released this morning from Lido Beach.  Release went very well.

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Manatees make sounds—in fact, they make five different calls: squeaks, high squeaks, squeals, squeak-squeals, and chirps. They even have “graded” calls, meaning they can adjust a single call to convey more nuances of what they’re doing or how they’re feeling. Think of how a cat adjusts its “meow” when startled, happy, or excited. Mote scientists study manatee vocalizations to better understand the behavior of these imperiled mammals.

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