After three months of intensive care at The Florida Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach, eight juvenile green sea turtles made their way home on June 26 to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Ormond Beach. The turtles stranded off Florida’s east coast in March had been exposed to prolonged cold air and water temperatures. They all suffered from low body temps and had to overcome medical conditions such as skin infections, pneumonia and other bacterial infections. The eight turtles released: Mel, Pepper, Calico (pictured), Tula, Pompano, Phyll, Mo and Mac.
