"Lookout"
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Cape Lookout, North Carolina
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11/24/2008
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sub-adult
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There is a cold-stunning event in North Carolina that is causing many sea turtles to strand on the beaches. The cold weather causes water temperatures to drop quickly before sea turtles have a chance to migrate into warmer waters. Symptoms of a cold-stunned sea turtle are listless behavior, frostbite and possible pneumonia.
Slow warming to the temperature of holding pools, antibiotics to prevent pnuemonia, vitamin injections and careful monitoring.
Lookout is very active and started eating about a week after being admitted. Hospital staff will be doing follow-up bloodwork on December 10.
2/28/09 Lookout has officially been cleared for release. This sub-adult loggerhead will be released offshore in warmer waters towards the end of March. We will be sure to post release photographs!
04/05/2009
offshore
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Photo thanks to Barbara Bergwerf
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