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News We Love: Turtle with broken shell healing 6 months after rescue

A neighbor stabilized the turtle before its six-month rehabilitation at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, with release expected soon, officials said.

  • Six months ago, rescuers found a striped mud turtle on the Gulf Coast of Florida; a neighbor taped its broken shell and brought it to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife , where treatment healed it.
  • CROW notes that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules prohibit possessing or removing striped mud turtles from the wild.
  • Taping the shell provided a temporary fix as the neighbor who found the turtle helped before Positively Gulf Coast published the update online.
  • CROW said they hope the turtle will be ready for release back into the wild soon, and the update was imported from Facebook.
  • Published online, the report reached social media channels with content imported from Facebook and available on Positively Gulf Coast's website.
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News We Love: Turtle with broken shell healing 6 months after rescue

A neighbor's quick response has helped a striped mud turtle with a broken shell recover at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in South Florida.

·Florida, United States
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KCRA 3 broke the news in Sacramento, United States on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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