Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Wounded green sea turtle returned to the sea


Denise's flipper was amputated after a suspected boat strike.(Supplied: Alma Street Veterinary Hospital)

A vulnerable green sea turtle that washed up with life-threatening injuries on a remote beach has returned to the sea — 18 months, and thousands of dollars worth of food later.

In November 2018, a Great Keppel Island resident raised the alarm after finding Denise with a sliced throat, cut eyelid and half a flipper missing.  In rough seas, rescuers loaded the injured turtle onto a bodyboard and carefully towed her to an accessible beach.

With the help of a forklift, she was ferried 15 kilometres to the mainland and driven another 50km to Rockhampton veterinarian Greg Muir.

During her 18-month recovery at the Quoin Island Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, Denise put on more than 30kg and ate more than $15,000 worth of squid, sardines and pilchards……




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