Would you like to be the proud parent of an ‘adopted’ sea turtle? With your $50 donation, you can contribute funding to support Georgia Sea Turtle Center patients! Choose a current patient (listed below) and follow their journey from hospital to sea. The donation helps offset operating costs such as medication and food for in-house patients as well as supports research we are conducting to help sea turtles all over the world!

Click on each patient’s name to learn more about them:    

  Gemelogg     


Cost: $50.00** (Makes a Great Gift!)
**Adoptions do not include general or unlimited admission to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

Adopt-A-Sea-Turtle Patient
- Personalized Certificate of Adoption
- A letter from your turtle
- 4×6 photo of your turtle
- Adoptive parent’s name listed on their turtle’s web page
- Monthly updates through email including a recent photo of your adopted turtle
- Website link to adopted sea turtle’s tracking information (if available)**Please provide a valid email address to ensure that you receive updates and notice of releases**

Download form Click Here:  NEW Adopt-a-Sea Turtle Form

 Mail/fax it in with your payment information.

**Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing and delivery of materials.**

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is an operating department of the Jekyll Island – State Park Authority; donated funds will be used for general operations of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. If the donation is at least $500, it will be processed through the Jekyll Island Foundation, a public 501(c)3 under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. EIN #58-2583249. All proceeds from Adoptions help to offset operation costs, including the rehabilitation of our patients at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.