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INDEX |
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TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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| dare | bay | swan | casper | oakley | caretta | cheyenne |
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obey |
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| shinn | bogue | holden II | marsh |
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mason | corenetta |
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cb |
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emeraldII |
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Caretta caretta Juvenile |
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| THE STRANDING | Tom Rice and his wife were out in their
boat in the Intercoastal Waterway near the Atlantic Beach Causway bridge
when they noticed the head and front flippers of a sea turtle, flipping
as if in distress. They slowed and maneuvered alongside when they
could see that the turtle had been hit by a boat prop. Bleeding was
evident coming from the head which led them to believe that the turtle
had been very recently hit. Since there was a lot of fast moving
traffic in the area, the stayed along side Morehead to shield him.
They called the Coast Guard who put them in touch with Matthew Godfrey,
the NC State sea turtle biologist. Tom and his wife held onto Moreheads
shell while the boat drifted out of the wateway and toward the north side
of Bogue Sound. They were then able to get near a beach and Morehead
was brought ashore and loaded into Mathhew's truck for transport to the
KBSTRRC. Thanks Rice's for the rescue.
One eye is severely damaged, cut to the plastron and one flipper.
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| THE TREATMENT |  
Taken to NC State School of Veterinary Medicine for radiographs and CT scan, July 8th. Not determined if bone shard has penetrated into the brain. Possibley blind in the right eye. We are erring on the side of the turtle and she was returned to the KBSTRRC that same day. She continues to be force fed. |
| MAY 05 |
You could call Morehead the miracle turtle but
then they all could be called that. Their ability to fight and to
heal is tremendous and never ceases to amaze us. This turtle continued to heal over the winter and in just one short year is ready to be released.   click on image for larger size |
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