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 Karen Fitzgerald | Jun 18, 2014 | NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center
A new chapter in our sea turtle rehabilitation is just beginning……Please join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the STAR Center on Friday, June 27! Our gratitude goes out to so many who have helped make this day possible…our...
by Karen Fitzgerald | May 25, 2014 | NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
Still a work in progress, the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center (STAR) opened its doors today, Saturday, May 24. Visitors can now see holding tanks and other infrastructure needed to help these endangered creatures recover. There will not be any sea...
by obi_admin | Apr 21, 2014 | N.E.S.T. Facility History, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center
It was a busy year for N.E.S.T. and aquarium staff at the Rehab facility. In 2013, the Rehab saw 104 sea turtles (18 Loggerheads, 52 Greens, and 34 Kemp’s Ridleys). Ninety-eight of the turtles were new admissions in 2013. Another six turtles that stranded in...
