Author Archives: Carolyn Leopard

Loggerhead from Hatteras Island Moved to Topsail

04/28/12  CC-ARE-12-04-28-01       90.9 lbs. A large loggerhead was found stranded 4/28/12 on Hatteras Is. off shore, 1.1 miles north of Ramp 30 by Amy Etherington of NPS. She/he was very ematiated, had a heavy barnacle load, and greenish excrement from … Continue reading

4/22/12 N.E.S.T. Receives 2 Greens from Pine Knoll Shores

While we have been monitoring the warming of local ocean water so we can have a beach release for Fanny and Frankie, Rehab has welcomed  2 healthy juvenile greens from Pine Knoll Shores Acquarium on 4/17/12. Here is their information: Bobby B  CM … Continue reading

4/9/12 Special Visitor to Rehab

11/09/11 Emily McGovern, a young girl visiting OBX, found a listless, 3.6 lb. Kemp’s ridley on the beach in Southern Shores.  Her family called the N.E.S.T. Hotline and when volunteer Marilyn Seal arrived to take the little Kemp’s to the … Continue reading

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Fanny and Frankie Update*

4/1/12 Fanny (top photo) and Frankie (lower photo) are making good progress. On 3/23/12 Fanny at 29.26 lbs. showed a gain of 1.98 lbs. since 2/27/12. Little Frankie at 7.48 lbs was almost the same weight 3/23/12 as on 3/1/12. He just began eating his max in the last … Continue reading

Will & Autumn Released in the Gulf Stream

CM-WPT-12-01-17-01 “Will” Green Turtle arrived 1/17/12  7.65 lbs CM-JMG-12-01-06-01  “Autumn” Green Turtle arrived 1/6/12  5.5 lbs AUTUMN  WILL 3/7/12 Yesterday late Matthew Godfrey** notified aquarist Kristin Clark that a charter boat captain would be leaving from Hatteras at 5:30 a.m. this morning and was … Continue reading