Category: Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center

Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center Assists Turtle Suffering from Viral Disease Fibropapillomatosis

Since the opening of the Sea Turtle Healing Center, the medical staff have dealt with several cases of the viral disease fibropapillomatosis, or FP, in sea turtle patients. This now-common illness can become debilitating for sea turtles as it produces both internal and external tumors that can grow large enough to impact their ability to swim, their vision, and their ability to evade predators. […]

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Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center Release Juvenile Turtle ‘Banana’ at Hightower Beach

After an intense 14-month stay at our Sea Turtle Healing Center, a juvenile green sea turtle with a sweet name will have an even sweeter end to its rehabilitation journey with us. […]

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