JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A young adolescent ragrant sea turtle was raw in the Atlantic Wednesday morning, months after a front flipper was cut off at Florida Turtle Hospital.
Turtle was taken to the Loggerhead Marinade Life Center, suffering from predator wounds by the front flipper in January. The veterinarian crew at the Juno Beach facility assisted in the rehabilitation and care of Dilly Dary.
“Every time we can bring a turtle back to the wild, it’s special, not just for us, but for all our interns and volunteers, and everyone who makes the effort to bring these turtles back to normal. It’s always a really special day.”
The weather on Wednesday’s storm has almost led to the release of Dilly Dally being postponed. But they packed up turtles and drove a short distance to the beach. The turtle headed towards the sea and the crowd cheered.
The satellite tracker attached to the Dilly Dally shell allows the center and the public to follow her journey.
The center partnered with the Smithsonian to obtain the satellite tag attached on Tuesday.
“So Dilly Dally has an active live satellite tag and you can get real-time data about where she’s going. This is really exciting because you don’t know what’s going to happen to the turtles of the three flippers.
All sea turtles are endangered or endangered species.
“So every sea turtle we can save and return there is a victory for the species.”
Follow Dilly Dally’s journey with the Marinelife Turtle tracker.
