Sea Turtle Strandings

Amanda Bryant, coordinator of the turtle program at SCCF, said that CROW's new clinic is a great help in housing rescued turtles until the weather warms up, and urges people who notice turtles floating to call CROW at 472-3644 or Amanda Bryant at SCCF can be reached for help in rescuing a floating turtle at 470-3360. Even if they aren't moving, they may still be alive, but they need treatment quickly.


CROW is currently caring for several different types of sea turtles. Anyone who wants to help support CROW's medical efforts with a donation, may call 395-0050.

Further north in the Gulf, there are even more strandings. More than 1,000 sea turtles statewide have been affected by the cold temperatures, according to the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute of Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/sea-12500-cold-stunned.html

http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/local-turtle-volunteers-assists-in-cold-stunned-turtle-rescue-at-st-joe-bay/

Lucky Sea Turtles!

On Friday, March 13, fishermen off the coast of Sanibel, found a Loggerhead sea turtle. The turtle was tangled in crab trap line. The turtle was quickly rescued with help from CROW and SCCF. The aproximately 300 lb turtle appeared to have no serious injury, and happily swam away. I'd say that was one lucky turtle!

Yesterday, a Loggerhead was found swimming near the dock of, the Turtle Hospital in Marathon in the Florida Keys. The turtle has been checked into the hospital with a bacterial infection in its bloodstream. Makes you wonder how it knew where to go for treatment. :-) Read the news article and see a short video.

2008 Sanibel/Captiva Sea Turtle Statistics

The Sanibel/Captiva Conservation Foundation has put the 2008 Sea Turtle season statistics online. There are also stats for each nest. It makes an interesting read.