by Karen Fitzgerald | Sep 3, 2016 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
by NC Aquarium Intern Tori Junkin Almost two years ago a Kemp’s ridley named Fin became a patient at the STAR Center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island. Coming in from a possible boating accident, Fin has come a long way and still has a ways to go. When she was...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 5, 2015 | Augie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
(Post shared by Buster Nunemaker from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island). To see some great pictures of the release please visit OBX Life Photography, we are very grateful to them for capturing all of the great moments!! (Unfortunately we are having issues with...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jun 28, 2015 | Augie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center
Shared By RANDI CLARK, Communications and Marketing Advisor at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center (photos compliments of Shooters at the Beach) Four sea turtles from the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island received CT scans at the Sentara Kitty Hawk campus...
by obi_admin | Dec 27, 2014 | CM FGW 14112101, CM WPT 14112102, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center, Rehab Residents, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center
Cold Stun Season Has Begun…a little early…but now we have the STAR Center and we are ready! It was a 48 degree, blustery day on November 21 when the call came out from the hotline about a turtle being found. 9:45 AM A Hatteras Island N.E.S.T. responder receives...
by Christian.Legner | Dec 4, 2013 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Rehab Residents
The onset of the busy cold-stun season is always a hectic time. With 20 turtles arriving at the rehab in the last week we should pause and remember all the work that goes into this endeavor. N.E.S.T. volunteers give countless hours answering phones, responding to...
by Christian.Legner | Nov 16, 2013 | Aquarius, Buoy, Capricornus, Leo Minor, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Phoenix, Rehab Residents
The busy rehab season is upon us! Charlie, Vortex, and Augie are still recuperating with us and now have 6 new patients to share the rehab. Buoy – LK-KLC-130928-01 Weighing in at 3.6 pounds, Buoy (a Kemp’s ridley) stranded in Currituck at...
