Adopt A Sea Turtle
Do you want to help the sea turtles? Are you looking for that special gift? When you symbolically "adopt" a sea turtle, your purchase provides funds to buy food and medicine. This in turn helps them heal and return home. Adopt one for yourself or give one as a gift to someone you love. Adoptions are great activities for school classes or community fundraisers. Gift adoptions are shipped to your destination of choice along with a card acknowledging your generous gift.
Each adoption comes with a frameable photo of your adopted turtle, an official Adoption Certificate, a species Information Card and other gifts.
*Our goal is to be able to return each sea turtle patient to the wild. Please understand that when your adopted turtle has been fully rehabilitated, it will be released.
Each adoption comes with a frameable photo of your adopted turtle, an official Adoption Certificate, a species Information Card and other gifts.
*Our goal is to be able to return each sea turtle patient to the wild. Please understand that when your adopted turtle has been fully rehabilitated, it will be released.
- All Adoption packages are shipped via USPS. Please allow 2 weeks for processing and delivery.
- Questions? Email us at [email protected] .
Who's Available For Adoption?
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Lennie
Lennie is an adult female Kemp’s Ridley who was admitted on 10/18/2006. She was found between Topsail Island and Beaufort (NC) suffering from blunt force trauma to the skull resulting in permanent blindness. Her current weight is 70 lbs.; she is between 18-20 years old. Lennie is a permanent resident. |
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Snooki
Snooki is an adult female Loggerhead admitted on 10/30/16. Snooki stranded multiple times along the beach in Avalon, NJ until her rescue by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, NJ. She has buoyancy issues that prevent her from staying at the bottom of her tank. Snooki’s current weight is 305 lbs. and is 25-30 years old. |
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Karaka
Karaka is a juvenile Green turtle who was rescued by the Sunset Beach Turtle Patrol on 5/04/2024 at Sunset Beach, NC. Karaka is being treated for debilitated turtle syndrome (DTS) as well as fractures to the carapace and plastron. |
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Labradorite
Labradorite is a juvenile Kemp’s Ridley turtle who cold stunned at Cape Cod, MA. Labradorite was rescued on 11/24/2023 by Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and triaged at New England Aquarium. He is currently being treated for osteoarthritis. |
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Vela
Vela is a juvenile Kemp’s Ridley turtle stranded on 4/16/2024 at Oak Island, NC. Vela was rescued by the Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection Program after being hooked. Vela also has an old boat strike injury across the caudal carapace that resulted in a fracture of the carapace. |
