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12/25/11 Jason #1 Update

CC-JMG-12-11-14-01 12/22/11 Jason still refused food, which led to his being forcefed by aquarists Christian Legner and Kristin Clark. First his tank was drained of the salt water so they could lift this 112 lb. patient out of the tank and place him onto an improvised...

Jason #1 Arrives via Ferry

CC-JMG-12-11-14-01 12/15/11 Jason #1 (gender unknown), a 112 pound, juvenile loggerhead, was found by Jason Gardner of N.P.S. (National Park Service) on the beach at Ocracoke Ferry Dock. She was transported to RIAC for examination and x-rays which revealed her to be a...

12/14/11 Romano Update

CC-CLL-11-11-06-01 Romano (aka Ramona) is progressing so well. Here’s a video of him 11/9/11, his second day in N.E.S.T. Rehab, eating for the first time. He was target fed and ate one crab. http://www.youtube.com/embed/EQuKXYk8gXA?rel=0″ Now, a month...