US EditionPregnant Sea Turtle Returns to the Ocean After Months of Rehab | News Channel 3-12
JUNO BEACH, FLORIDA, JUL 30 – Pennywise, a 302-pound loggerhead turtle, was treated after a boat strike and released to nest during Florida's critical sea turtle protection season, officials said.
- Releasing Pennywise, an adult female loggerhead sea turtle weighing 302 pounds, veterinarians at Loggerhead Marinelife Center returned her to the ocean on Wednesday.
- Nesting season in Florida spans from March 1 to Oct. 31, and sea turtle interactions with boats are often fatal.
- The Loggerhead Marinelife Center veterinary team transported Pennywise to a horse clinic for diagnostic imaging, discovering she was full of eggs, said Marika Weber, veterinary technician.
- With nesting season underway, Pennywise and the hospital team celebrate her return to the ocean, enabling her to lay eggs and support the marine ecosystem.
- Amid active nesting season, the sea turtle protection zone extends 1.6 kilometers off the coast, where all sea turtles are considered endangered or threatened.
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Pregnant sea turtle returns to the ocean after months of rehab
By Brooke Silverang Click here for updates on this story JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — One of Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s most popular patients finally made it back home into the ocean. Thousands gathered Wednesday morning in the heat on Juno Beach to watch the release of the loggerhead that was holding a very special secret. Pennywise is a 300-pound adult loggerhead sea turtle and arrived at Loggerhead Marinelife Center on May 18. She was…
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