A rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach. Officials say Willow was set free Wednesday behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. Inwater Research Group found the injured subadult loggerhead in nearby Jense Bay and brought the sea turtle to the center on June 25.
A sea turtle has been released back into the ocean after having a wounded flipper treated at a Florida marine life rehab center. Workers from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center carry Willow, a subadult loggerhead sea turtle, past a crowd of onlookers to the beach to be released back into the ocean after having been treated at the center, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Juno Beach, Fla.
“The best part of my job is to actually come down here on the beach and see these very valuable animals being returned back into the population,” Loggerhead Marinelife Center chief science officer Dr. Heather Barron said.found the injured sea turtle in nearby Jensen Beach. Veterinarians diagnosed Willow with debilitated turtle syndrome, a condition that causes“So we got her on antibiotics, pain medications, iron and nutritional supplements and have corrected her anemia,” Barron said.
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