Turtles Yet Again
The Upper Mangrove is a shallow pool which houses two of our
permanent resident sea turtles. It is approximately 10,000
gallons with a shallow end that is two feet deep and a deeper
end which is five feet deep. This pool is ideal for the turtles
residing in it because they both have special needs.
Stubby, a green sea turtle, lost both front flippers due to
entanglement in monofilament fishing line. She also has a severe
buoyancy problem which prohibits her from diving under
water. This pool allows staff and volunteers to be able to get
in and interact and feed Stubby.
Molly, a Kemp’s Ridley, lost her left front flipper to a shark
attack. She was also missing her left rear flipper upon arriving
here. Even though she prefers the deeper end of the pool, her
difficulty swimming with the loss of her flippers prevents us
from putting her in one of our deeper pools.
