Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain Bay, Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge Arrival Date: 05/17/2007 Age: over 30 years old (adult male) Weight: 270 lbs Case History The front left flipper is badly injured from fishing gear entanglement and has 3 strains of bacterial infection but the prognosis is good.…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Lighthouse Island, Cape Romain Arrival Date: 06/11/2006 Age: subadult (teenager) Weight: 35.5 kg (78 lbs) Case History Lighthouse is suffering from classic signs of Debilitated Turtle Syndrome: anemia, dehydration, emaciation, heavy loads of internal and external parasites. The turtle is lethargic but alert and the…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: St. Simon's Island, GA Arrival Date: 09/10/2005 Age: subadult, gender unknown Weight: 115 lbs. Case History St. Simon stranded with severe anemia, emaciation, dehydration and was loaded with internal and external parasites. Although the turtle has recovered from those ailments, it cannot see out of…
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