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...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 6, 2013 | CC-PKD-121123-01, Charlie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
Charlie is busy exploring her new, larger tank. During her move on Monday, we weighed her and pulled blood while we had her restrained. After a little more than 6 months in rehab, Charlie weighed in at 203 lbs and her bloodwork checked out great. On Tuesday...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 3, 2013 | CC-PKD-121123-01, Charlie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
Here’s one photo of the exciting move of Charlie, CC-PKD-121123-01, into a roughly 7,000 gallon tank today. Charlie has been with us since November and has 2 pounds of weight attached to her to help with a buoyancy issue. Her rehab tank was a little to small...
by Christian.Legner | May 28, 2013 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center, Tatum
Sadly, the first news from the rehab this week is the loss of Tatum, who passed away on Saturday morning. Tatum, CC-SAF-130424-01, was rescued from a canal on Ocracoke, but showed little improvement during the month stay in rehab. We sincerely thank everyone that...
by Christian.Legner | May 17, 2013 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release, Rehab Center
Loggerheads Louise and Nemo and Greens Jo, Ellie, Sandy, and Shadow are healthy and ready to go! A beach release is planned for Oak Island, NC this Sunday, May 19. Unfortunately water temperatures in the Outer Banks aren’t yet warm enough for a release, but...
by Christian.Legner | May 15, 2013 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Tatum
Please meet “Tatum” – our newest rehab patient. Otherwise known as CC-SAF-130424-01, Tatum was reported in a canal in Ocracoke near the end of April. A concerned local reported the turtle when it hung around for an unusually long period of time. ...
