A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated. The scientists are particularly interested in amputees. Using satellite tracking devices in collaboration with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center released Amelie on Wednesday.
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Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch forJury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trialSoil is the foundation of your garden. Keep it healthy!Llega a La Habana el primer barco de una flotilla internacional de solidaridadThe veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they return to the Atlantic Ocean. They’re particularly interested in amputees. A rehabilitated adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle crawls toward the ocean during a release in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. An adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is seen swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center after a satellite tracking device was attached to its shell in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Spectators watch as an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is released into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Justin Perrault, left, and Sarah Hirsch attach a satellite tracking device to an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they return to the Atlantic Ocean. They’re particularly interested in amputees. A rehabilitated adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle crawls toward the ocean during a release in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. A rehabilitated adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle crawls toward the ocean during a release in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. An adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is seen swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center after a satellite tracking device was attached to its shell in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. An adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is seen swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center after a satellite tracking device was attached to its shell in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Spectators watch as an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is released into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Spectators watch as an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is released into the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation in Juno Beach, Fla. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Justin Perrault, left, and Sarah Hirsch attach a satellite tracking device to an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Justin Perrault, left, and Sarah Hirsch attach a satellite tracking device to an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. JUNO BEACH, Fla. — The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they have rehabilitated. They’re particularly interested in amputees. Using satellite tracking devices in a collaboration between the Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, scientists are learning how well sea turtles can survive in the wild after losing a limb. Amelie, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle who lost her right forelimb to a predator — most likely a shark, the center said — was taken to the beach on Wednesday for her highly anticipated release. The turtle paused for about 30 seconds, then slowly made her way into the Atlantic Ocean as onlookers cheered. Amelie had been rescued and brought to the center by the Inwater Research Group in Port St. Lucie, Florida, seven weeks earlier after a traumatic amputation. She underwent surgery to clean and close the wound, and was treated for pneumonia while in a tank at the center. When veterinarians deemed her healthy enough to return to the sea, they glued a tracking device to her shell. Kemp’s ridley turtles, the rarest of sea turtle species, are more typically found on Florida’s Gulf Coast, so treating Amelie was especially significant, said Andy Dehart, the center’s president and CEO. Amelie is actually the fourth amputee sea turtle being tracked by the enter, Loggerhead research director Sarah Hirsch said. They include a“We do know that they can be successful in the wild because we have seen them on our nesting beaches, but we really want to understand their dive behaviors, how they’re migrating once they’re back in the wild,” Hirsch said. The satellite tags have a saltwater switch that detects when the turtle comes up to the surface to breathe, triggering the transmission of data to the satellites. Their location appears online after a 24-hour delay. To view Amelie and other turtles tracked for various research projects, visit the “They’ve been through a lot,” Hirsch said. “They’ve gotten a lot of medical care here, and to see them be able to go back out and contribute to the population is really rewarding.”
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