🐢 Sea Turtle Release! A large loggerhead came to our vet clinic in mid-May after being caught on a hook and fishing line. This animal had a large wound in its mouth from the hook and was treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicine while it rehabilitated. It got the green light to be released back into the wild last week. As a reminder, this #PlasticFreeJuly you can help protect the wild sea turtles the Zoo releases back into the wild by saying no to plastic straws and bags and switc

Here's a story of a sick sea turtle and its second visit to the Zoo to be treated by our excellent veterinary team. Lots of credit goes to our wildlife conservation partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for their work caring for sick and injured sea turtles. | Houston Zoo

We finally said goodbye to an out-of-this-world turtle! 💫 Jupiter the sub-adult loggerhead headed home to the ocean after a nearly 3-month rehabilitation at our Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. 🐢 Jupiter arrived in May after being accidentally hooked by a fisherman, who thankfully followed the correct protocol when a sea turtle is accidentally hooked. If this happens to you, please call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Alert Number at 1-888-404-3922. This sea tu