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GALVESTON
LOGGERHEAD

Caretta caretta

Juvenile

  ADMIT
AUG 15, 2003
Released
June 2, 2004
Weight  5.0 kg  18.7 kg
SCL:  cm  48.8 cm
SCW:  cm  38.8 cm
THE STRANDING Found with carapace injuries not typical of a boat stike.  This is a record small loggerhead for the near shore waters of North Carolina.  The turtle had been tagged.  She is a "head start" turtle from a lab in Galveston, Texas.  The turtle had been released from Galveston July 23, 2003and is 2.5 years old.
THE TREATMENT The turtle was started on Fortaz to fight infection.  Each day the wound is cleaned and covered with triple antibiotic ointment.  She is doing well.
NOV 2003