CROW releases sea turtle admitted for red tide poisoning
By CROW - | May 5, 2021
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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife released an adult, female loggerhead sea turtle on May 4 in front of the West Wind Inn Resort on Sanibel.
The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife released an adult, female loggerhead sea turtle the largest of the hard-shelled turtles and frequent nester on Southwest Florida beaches on Sanibel on May 4 after treating the turtle for brevetoxicosis, also known as red tide poisoning.
The turtle was rescued on March 17 after it stranded on the beach on Don Pedro Island in Charlotte County. It was transported to CROW where veterinarians found it to be very weak, thin and covered in barnacles, but showing no other signs of trauma, such as a boat strike. The turtle’s condition led the veterinarians to suspect it was suffering from brevetoxicosis.