Love this story and the fact that we are such a Sea Turtle loving community. Thanks to South Walton Turtle Watch volunteers and Gulf World Marine Institute for such dedication every day. And thanks to everyone who was out on the beach (near Alys Beach) on Tues, Apr 26 to help rescue Erica Loggerhead.
Erica at Gulf World Marine Park / Gulf World Marine Institute in PCB
Loggerhead Sea Turtle stranded near Alys Beach in Rehabilitation at Gulf World
Apr 27 | Gulf World
Gulf World is now caring for a 105 pound loggerhead sea turtle that stranded west of Alys Beach Tuesday, April 26th. South Walton Sea Turtle Watch volunteers, Valerie Lofton and Eric Schmidt rescued the sea turtle from shallow surf with the help of several beachgoers. They brought the turtle to Gulf World for rehabilitation. The sea turtle, Erica, was lethargic, unable to dive and had symptoms of pneumonia. Erica has been given antibiotics, fluids and vitamins. The animal is showing signs of improvement and will continue to be monitored by Gulf World staff. Once the sea turtle is medically cleared, the goal is to release it back into the Gulf of Mexico. A release date will be announced via press release and the Gulf World Marine Institute Facebook page.
Funds can be donated to the care of stranded animals like Erica by donating to Gulf World Marine Institute 501c3 non-profit at
gulfworldmarineinstitute.org.
Gulf World will keep us posted on Erica's progress and hopefully announce a release date/time/place soon!
