Turtle Category: Star Wars

Ziro comes to our turtle rehabilitation center with an obvious, yet luckily treatable, hook injury.

This little smuggler was a washback, which means she was not strong enough to stay out at sea after hatching. She’s also a special case since she’s one of just a few Hawksbill Sea Turtles we see in our waters each year.

Despite our best efforts, Rey came to us with one of the most severe boat strikes we’ve seen, and we were unable to help.

Naboo was a juvenile green turtle we were unfortunately unable to save.

Star Wars is another sad story all too common. We found Star Wars with extremely severe Fibropapillomatosis (FP), that would not allow for an acceptable quality of life. Star Wars was euthanized shortly after intake.

Unfortunately, not all of our turtles can be saved.

Luke was found at the Jupiter Point Marina, where she was struggling with an extremely severe vessel strike wound.

Jar Jar was a Hawksbill Sea Turtle we were unfortunately unable to save.

Despite every turtle we’re able to save, there are still far too many sad stories like Ewok’s. A passing boat noticed Ewok floating in the Boynton Intracoastal, and did their best to save her.

Kylo Ren was rescued from the Deerfield Pier after an unfortunate encounter with a fishing hook. She had a hook in her jaw in addition to 3 within her digestive tract. Luckily her hook removal surgery was a success.