After five months of care at The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Sergeant is ready to return to its ocean home. Sergeant was stranded in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, and suffered from cold stunning — prolonged exposure to the cold that left the turtle with a serious bone infection in a front flipper.
Sergeant’s recovery is a collaborative effort among partners including the New England Aquarium, Turtles Fly Too, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Florida Aquarium’s rehabilitation center currently is rehabilitating 27 green sea turtles and at the peak of the season has 55 animals in its program.
