by Niko | Sep 1, 2013 | Hernando, North Beach Sun, North Carolina Aquarium, Rehab Facility, Uncategorized
EXTRA EXTRA Read all about it…A STAR is Born – The NC Aquarium Breaks Ground on the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center. No one thought Hernando the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle would survive. When he washed ashore in early spring of this...
by Niko | Aug 26, 2013 | Hernando, N.E.S.T. President, Nags Head, North Carolina Aquarium, The Coast
Hernando the sea turtle made the cover of the Coast this week (Full Article Here). The turtle was rehabilitated by N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) and North Carolina Aquariums on Roanoke Island and released at Coquina Beach on July 31. Thanks to Jay...
by Christian.Legner | Aug 6, 2013 | Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release
The weather was perfect last Wednesday as we said “so long” to Hernando at Coquina Beach. With nearly 200 fans watching, Hernando swam off into the ocean after spending 10 months in the rehab center. Found in Corolla in September of 2012, Hernando’s...
by Christian.Legner | Jul 31, 2013 | Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release
Hernando release Wednesday, July 31 6pm – Our little Kemps Ridley “Hernando”, who has been with us since last September in the N.E.S.T. rehab facility at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, finally gets to go home! We’ll be releasing him in the sound at the...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 27, 2013 | CC-PKD-121123-01, Charlie, Cluse, Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Vortex
Time to check in on our four patients! Hernando (LK-KLC-120924-01) has been cleared for release! After many months of rehabilitation, Hernando has passed all the tests – swimming, diving, weight gain, finding food on the bottom of the tank, and catching live...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 11, 2013 | CC-PKD-121123-01, Charlie, Cluse, Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center
Monday morning was a great morning! Staff arrived to find Charlie sleeping fully submerged in her new tank. This didn’t last long, however, and she woke up when the lights came on and got started on her daily exercise. Cluse was also found resting underwater...
