Saving Sea Turtles
Meet KIRBY...
(Adopted by our Ballito Lifestyle team 👐♂️)
Kirby is an adult male loggerhead weighing 101.2 kg and 96.7 cm curved carapace length. Kirby was was found floating near Indian Rocks Beach on January 29, 2019. Kirby was rescued and had a T-shaped wound on his head, several barnacles and algae on his carapace. He also had a buoyancy issue suspected to be caused by a GI tract problem. He was treated at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and was released on May 14, 2019.
Meet LULU...
(Adopted by our Hartenbos Seefront team 👐♀️)
Lulu is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle released with a satellite transmitter on July 28, 2019 from the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. She measured 94.2 cm curved carapace (shell) length and 87.1 cm curved carapace width. Lulu is taking part in the 2019 Tour de Turtles.