by Christian.Legner | Jul 19, 2013 | Augie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center, Vortex
Meet our newest patient – Augie the green sea turtle! CM-EFC-130707-01 was found near Beaufort Inlet by some concerned boaters. The group acted quickly and flagged down the US Coast Guard to transport the turtle to safety. Augie has an open fracture of the...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 18, 2013 | Rehab Center
Monday evening, a quiet ceremony marked the beginning of an exciting new time for our sea turtle rehabilitation center. We broke ground on a new facility! To be called the STAR Center (Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation), the larger rehab will continue to be a...
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 | 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 3, 2013 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center
We’re nearing the end of our record keeping year of July, 1 2012 – June 30, 2013 and what a year it has been! Check out the rehab stats: Since July 1, 2012, we have had 72 sea turtles admitted for rehabilitation. The breakdown: 18 federally...
