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Clearwater Marine Hospital

CMA Facility Updates

September 7, 2011

in CMA Events

tickettent

Keep your eyes open for a lot of upcoming changes…things are about to get crazy! Yet this is an extremely exciting time for us and we so honored to be able to spread the word and educate the world on our mission of rescuing, rehabbing and releasing marine life. We have been making plans to [...]

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Photo of the Week

August 5, 2011

in Photos,Tips,Turtles

bailey

Bailey is one of our Green Sea Turtle Residents. Bailey is paralyzed in the rear flippers and suffers from a buoyancy disorder due to spinal cord damage. It is believed that Bailey was dropped from a net onto a fishing boat, thereby paralyzing him and making him unreleasable. Adopt Bailey today and help …

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Marley is a juvenile sea green turtle and was admitted in March from the Crystal River area with active fibropapilloma tumors and possible shell rot. Marley responded well to aggressive supportive rehab management and nutrition. After several months Marley’s symptoms resolved and was deemed releasable.

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As the Sea Turtle Nesting Team was out patrolling the beaches, they discovered a mama loggerhead nesting. This is normally done at night so it was quite a special treat to see this happening in broad daylight. NESTING SEASON UPDATE: The 2011 sea turtle nesting season is off to a good start. As of July [...]

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