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Adopt a washback turtle: UF Whitney Lab offers adoptions to support Sea Turtle Hospital

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Laboratory is launching a symbolic adoption program for washback turtles from October 21 to October 31. The program aims to have 275 ...
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Mississippi Aquarium offers symbolic sea turtle adoptions

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Aquarium has been the recipient of cold-stunned sea turtles since it opened in 2020. In December 2025, the aquarium received 40 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea ...
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Adopting a washback sea turtle goes a long way. Here’s how you can do it

Washback sea turtles may be found in seaweed wash-ins along beach shores in Volusia County, according to officials. (Volusia County) MARINELAND, FL – As storm clouds loom over coastal areas, a ...
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Adopt and name a washback hatchling from St. Augustine's at Whitney Lab

The Sea Turtle Hospital at the UF Whitney Laboratory in St. Augustine is launching its Adopt a Washback Sea Turtle program this month. The program runs Oct. 21-31. Those symbolically adopting one of ...
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Adopt a Nest: You can help sea turtles this nesting season!

It’s sea turtle nesting season and Action News Jax and The Friends of the GTM Reserve are teaming up to support the Adopt a Nest program at the GTM Research Reserve. The Adopt a Nest program lets you ...