Each year thousands of hatchling turtles emerge from their nests along the southeast U.S. coast and enter the Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, only an estimated one in 1,000 to 10,000 will survive to adulthood. The natural obstacles faced by young and adult sea turtles are staggering, but it is the increasing threats caused by humans that are driving them to extinction. Today, all sea turtles found in U.S. waters are federally listed as endangered, except for the loggerhead which is listed as threatened. Sea turtles are endangered animals, New Jersey Turtle Back Zoo opened a Sea Turtle Recovery is a nonprofit whose mission includes rehabilitating sick and injured sea turtles for their release back into the wild. Their nonprofit provides medical care, staffing, food cost, public education and other needs of the sea turtles. One of the sea turtles in the recovery is Tabitha.
This is Tabitha it was revealed that air was trapped in Tabitha’s body cavity (causing the positive buoyancy), her left lung was compressed by the air
showed signs of
pneumonia/infection, she had a partial intestinal blockage, and was anemic.Sea Turtle Recovery's veterinary team surgically removed over 9 liters (2.4 gallons) of air from her body cavity.
Sea Turtle Recovery was started by two marine scientists that wanted to do more to help save endangered and threatened sea turtles in New Jersey. Bill Deerr and Brandi Biehl both received their Bachelor’s degrees in Marine Science and have dedicated their lives to saving marine species. The sea turtle recoveries' Co-executive Officer Bill Deerr had started the Go Fund for Tabitha. You can donate here. Even though there are many turtles that need help we have decided to help our local sea turtle Tabitha. Tabitha is actually our neighbor and lives right next door at the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County so you would have the freedom to always visit her at the Turtle Back Zoo. For more information visit here. And to visit Tabitha, explore the Turtle Back Zoo website here .