Bumblebee was rescued from St. Lucie County near Middle Cove Beach, FL and was found floating at the surface and lethargic due to a potential lung infection. She has an old impact injury on her carapace and is missing a portion of her rear left flipper. Both injuries are fully healed. Bumblebee has flipper tags indicating that she is a re-stranded turtle. She originally stranded in 2018 with the carapace wounds and was rehabbed and released by Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
Species: Green Sea Turtle
Age: Juvenile (~5-10 yrs)
Location: St. Lucie County, FL
Concern: Lethargic
Status: Released
Weight: 14.65 kg 32.3 lbs
| 2021-Aug-03 | Released in Hobe Sound, FL. |
| 2021-Jul-28 | Cleared for release by our Veterinarian. |
| 2021-Jul-20 | Moved to Shipwreck Aquarium for deep water therapy. Still not floating. Diving and resting on bottom well. |
| 2021-Jul-15 | Still not floating without weights. Doing well. |
| 2021-Jul-10 | Weights fell off. No longer floating. Swimming and resting on bottom well. |
| 2021-May-05 | Active and eating well. |
| 2021-Mar-15 | Weights fell off carapace and reapplied with additional weight added to alleviate buoyancy issues. |
| 2021-Jan-26 | Doing well in Mangrove Aquarium. Annual exam performed. Healthy bloodwork and radiographs. |
| 2021-Jan-05 | Responding well to salad bar and protein target training. |
| 2020-Dec-06 | Begin target training to ensure proper nutrition while in the Mangrove Aquarium. |
| 2020-Dec-05 | Placed in Mangrove Aquarium along with resident loggerhead sea turtle, Cane. Turtles are behaving well together. |
| 2020-Nov-03 | Veterinarian deemed Bumblebee non-releasable due to permanent floatation issues. |
| 2020-Aug-18 | Intermittent therapy in behind the scenes tank to encourage diving behavior with affixed weights. |
| 2020-Jun-11 | Performed endoscope procedure for internal examination. Bumblebee is a female! |
| 2020-May-26 | Intermittent therapy in behind the scenes tank to encourage diving behavior with affixed weights. |
| 2020-May-01 | Bumblebee returned to rehab. Weights affixed to carapace. |
| 2020-Apr-10 | Intermittent therapy in behind the scenes tank to encourage diving behavior without weights. |
| 2020-Mar-10 | Discontinue administration of supportive medications. |
| 2020-Feb-20 | Discontinue nebulizer treatment. Still on supportive medications. |
| 2020-Feb-15 | Temporary weight affixed to back side of carapace to help with flotation issues. |
| 2020-Jan-28 | Started on nebulizer treatment to be given daily for lung infection. |
| 2020-Jan-26 | Bumblebee was transported to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center from Jensen Beach. Began supportive medications and completed diagnostic bloodwork and radiographs. |
| 2020-Jan-25 | Rescued from the St. Lucie County near Middle Cove Beach and was found floating at the surface and lethargic. |
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