The Falcons Wire

Brevard Zoo secures $1.75M federal funding for new sea turtle care complex

Brevard Zoo secured $1.75 million in federal funding for its new sea turtle care complex, part of the planned $140 million Bowen Aquarium at Port Canaveral.

Researchers rush to save endangered sea turtle found on Texas beach

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.
WFTV

Brevard Zoo to release rehabilitated sea turtle ‘June Cleaver’ back into ocean

ORLANDO, Fla. — On Wednesday, September 3, Brevard Zoo will release June Cleaver, a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle, back into the ocean at Howard E. Futch Memorial Park in Melbourne. June ...
7News Miami

Zoo Miami releases sea turtle back to the water after successful surgery, recovery

KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) - A rescued marine reptile was returned to the waters of Key Biscayne by the team at Zoo Miami. Zoo officials found a juvenile green sea turtle, named Pumpkin Spice, ...
Houston Public Media

Critically endangered sea turtle rescued in Galveston, recovering at local rehab hospital

A bystander found the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle washed ashore while walking on a Galveston beach the morning of March 7. The lethargic turtle was clearly struggling as it was weighed down with ...
News 6 WKMG

Sea turtle rehab center cares for storm-stranded hatchlings, giving them a second chance

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...
Jets Wire

The beach is not a petting zoo. It's illegal to touch baby sea turtles

It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you ...