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OCRACOKE
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LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta Juvenile |
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| THE STRANDING | Cold stunned and floating in
the inlet at Ocracoke, the birds moved in and damaged this turtle's
left eye. She was initially treated with antibiotics before
transport to the KBSTRRC by Sarah of Wildlife Resources Commission. |
| THE TREATMENT | Once in house, the eye was
flush with sterile water. The eye lid is swollen and bleeding and
the lid remains closed. The actual eye has not been examined so
the extent of damage is unknown. She was placed in shallow fresh
water for the night.  Jean Beasley and interns discuss treatment prior to flushing and treating the eye. |
| April 21, 2012 |
After a few weeks of encouraged eating,
Ocracoke is learning to survive with one eye. Each day for
the first month we carefully cleaned her and administered eye drops in
both eyes. She is eating on her own. How did she get into
trouble in the first place? We dont't know, but she had certainly
eaten the wrong thing in the wild. When turtles eat plastic, they
feel full yet receive no nutrients. A sure way to starve to death. Where did your single use
plastic to today?
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 A view from above 
 Left
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Right Eye
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| Ocracoke had surgery to remove the dead
scutes on her carapace. She has since become uninterested in eating and has a bit of a list. |
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| Ocracoke
was not able to overcome her problems and died during the night. |
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