by Karen Fitzgerald | Sep 6, 2014 | N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, STAR Center, Vortex
Last Sunday on August 31, the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) and the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (NCARI) were fortunate to be able to return two sea turtles back to the sea, a Loggerhead named Vortex and a Green named Heat Wave (see video...
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 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 19, 2013 | Vortex
Wildlife rehabilitators often rely on the kindness of the community to reach their goals. A wonderful example of this occured yesterday. Vortex the sea turtle needed a CT scan to further evaluate the head wound. Normally we would travel to the NC State University...
