Sunny

Georgia Sea Turtle Center and Georgia Aquarium Monitoring of Released Turtles

A project of Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: sub-adult
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2010-07-15 00:00:00
Release Location: Jekyll Island
Last Location: 2010-07-24 07:56:14

Background

Sunny is a loggerhead sea turtle named in honor of SunTrust Banks, presenting sponsor of the Georgia Explorer Gallery at Georgia Aquarium. Sunny is one of five turtles rescued during February’s cold snap and was rehabilitated back to health at Georgia Aquarium’s quarantine facility. Turtle rehabilitation and rescue facilities all over Florida and the Carolinas rushed to aid the animals and to provide housing, but quickly reached capacity. Georgia Aquarium and The Georgia Sea Turtle Center were contacted by overwhelmed facilities to help care for the stranded animals. Under guarded health status, the animals were transported to Georgia Aquarium’s quarantine facility and The Georgia Sea Turtle Center, where staff have rehabilitated the animals since February.





Thanks to our partners at SunTrust, and to our 4R donors, we are able to participate in a rehabilitation and release program with The Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

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