We love every turtle that comes to us for care and hopefully a second chance. But right now a sizable adult loggerhead lady has stolen...

It’s been a busy year at our hospital, and an especially busy summer. To date in 2023 we’ve cared for one-hundred forty-seven turtles and...

Question: Why did the hatchlings cross the road? Answer: a) They heard there was a great band playing at the Trailer Bar. b) They wanted...

Turtle Moms and turtle babies share the beach. Although our turtle mamas are still technically “on the clock” with the official nesting...

On June 13th, we released eight sea turtles back into the wild! Some of these turtles had extraordinary journeys like little Butternut...

If you’re a regular reader of our hospital news you’ll remember that nesting mom “Madame X” gave us her thoughts on the struggles of...

Sometimes you’re at the right place at the right time, especially during nesting season here on Topsail. As luck would have it, after my...

May continues to be a busy month at our hospital with turtles being admitted with hooks, boat impact injuries and because they are just...

May is already shaping up to be a busy month for us, and the first turtle mama hasn’t even set a flipper on Topsail yet. In case you’re...

It’s been a very unusual late winter early/spring at our hospital. Normally we spend our winter months dealing with an onslaught of cold...

One of the key components of our corporate mission is education. That’s one of the reasons we open our hospital for tours as often as...

A mix of greens, Kemp’s and loggerheads were waving their release papers in the air...

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There’s a famous Pete Seeger 1955 song titled “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” that was covered by many folk groups in the 60’s. Today...

Although some of them may have a bad day every once in a while, there are many times when our turtles are literally sweet.

We’re always ready to talk turtle. And during 2022 we had plenty to talk about.