Adopt-a-Sea-Turtle Program
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 or released patient with a satellite transmitter 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!
Cost: $50.00**
**Adoptions do not include general or unlimited admission to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
| OPTION 1: Current Patients | |
| - Personalized Certificate of Adoption - A letter from your turtle - 5×7 photo of your turtle - Adoptive parent’s name listed on their turtle’s web page - Exclusive access to their sea turtle’s web page featuring: - Twice- monthly updates of your adopted sea turtle’s rehabilitation progress - Recent photo(s) of your adopted sea turtle - Notice of potential release date as the information becomes available. (Release dates are subject to change without notice) - Website link to adopted sea turtle’s tracking information (if available) |
| OPTION 2: Successfully Released Patients with a Satellite Transmitter | |
| - Personalized Certificate of Adoption - A letter from your turtle - 5×7 photo of your turtle - Adoptive parent’s name listed on their turtle’s web page - Exclusive access to their sea turtle’s web page featuring photos and information from their rehabilitation progress - Website link to adopted sea turtle’s tracking information (if available) |
For current adoptable patients, please visit our ONLINE STORE for photos and descriptions of eligible turtles. You can process your adoption through the online store or download the Adopt-a-Sea Turtle Form and mail/fax it in with your payment information.
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.

