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Sea Turtle Hospital News They come from…. All summer people asked, “where/how do you get your turtles?” Usually the turtles find us, with a lot of help. Over the years they’ve arrived by land, sea and air. They’ve come from up and down the Atlantic Coast and even from the UK (remember “Willy?”) Standing in our little building, . . . → Read More: They come from…. The Turtles Are Coming! It’s a good thing that real sea turtles don’t have a two-and-a-half year incubation period or the Topsail Turtle Project crew would be going batty. But that’s how long it took for the twenty-two turtles that comprise “The Turtles Are Coming!” project to finally hatch. Inspired by the success of the Chicago public . . . → Read More: The Turtles Are Coming! Sea Turtle Hospital News Seven turtles “seas” the day Can you look forward to and yet be apprehensive about a particular day? If you’re one of our hospital volunteers the answer is “yes.” We’ve all worked hard to fulfill our mission of “rescue and rehabilitate,” but it’s that “release” part, the letting go, that’s the toughest. When you’ve spent . . . → Read More: Seven turtles “seas” the day Sea Turtle Hospital News Things are just duc(t)y With the outside of our new 13,008 sq. ft. building basically completed contractors have shifted their focus to the inside. One of the things we’re really excited about is getting heat and air conditioning. Sounds like something everyone takes for granted, but believe it or not we have neither in . . . → Read More: Things are just duc(t)y Sea Turtle Hospital News Weathering the storm We often have people ask us what we do with our turtles when a hurricane blows into town. The last time we had to evacuate all the patients was during Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Every year we hold our breath from June until November (it doesn’t help but we do it . . . → Read More: Weathering the storm |
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