Grants Received

  • Sara Roberts Foundation - 2014
  • Floria Sea Turtle Conservation Grant - 2014
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy (Sea Turtle Grants Program) - multiple years:
    • Service plan for the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital Laser at Mote Marine Laboratory
    • Blood chemistry instrumentation and supplies for use in the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital at Mote Marine Laboratory
    • Equipment upgrades and blood chemistries for Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital
    • Upgrading the Radiological Capabilities of the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital
    • Increasing Surgical Capacity of the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital
    • Facility Expansion for the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital
    • Pharmacokinetic Study to Establish Dosage for Piperacillin in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)
    • Tissue and Plasma Enzyme Activities in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)

      We are extremely grateful to the Sea Turtle Grants Program of the Sea Turtle Conservancy for awarding more than two dozen grants to Mote over the years, including for our Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital and for our conservation and research efforts with sea turtles in the wild.  The Sea Turtle Grants Program is funded by proceeds from the sale of the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate. Learn more at: www.helpingseaturtles.org

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Field Notes

The primary mission of the Hospital is to rehabilitate animals & return them to their environment, at the same time gaining information that will expand knowledge of the biology, disease processes & veterinary care of these animals.

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