Zora

Green (Chelonia mydas)

(ST 10119)

Age Class	Juvenile
Gender	Unknown
Date Stranded	May 24, 2010
Location of Stranding	Off the North end of Longboat Key
Date of Arrival	May 24, 2010
Number of Days of Care	1317 days

Final Disposition

released August 26, 2010

5/25/2010 This turtle was found floating in shallow water off Longboat Key this morning just after we released another turtle off Lido! Zora has papilloma tumors and has a lot of algae and barnacles covering her carapace. Turtle is in decent weight and has already started eating small amounts of food. 6/8 Zora is doing very well — eating everything offered and acting normally. Turtle has been moved into a full-sized rehabilitation tank and injuries to her carapace from exposure are healing well. Surgery to remove the papilloma tumors is planned for later this month. 6/27 Turtle had surgery today and is recovering well. 7/12 Turtle was moved to a larger pool in deeper water with hopes for a release in the near future. 7/24 Zora is doing extremely well in deeper water and no re-growth of papillomas. 8/26 Turtle was released from the north end of Longboat Key this morning!