In 2006, a debilitated loggerhead was rescued in Christmas Creek near Cumberland Island, GA. Because there was no treatment facility for sea turtles in Georgia at that time, the turtle was transported to Sea World Orlando for care. Initially the prognosis was not good but surprisingly the turtle responded well to treatments and recovered quickly; thus, the staff at Sea World named him “Golden Boy.”

Golden Boy is now healthy and active and is nearly ready for release back into Georgia waters. Like Dylan, this turtle has been hand fed for a long time so we will make sure that he can locate and capture live prey items before he is released (probably sometime this summer).

We’re all very busy at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center preparing for our Grand Opening Celebration next Saturday (June 16). We’ll try to keep you posted on the status of our patients and other happenings here as much as possible.

Dr. Bill Irwin, Director