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Amie

Amie

Amie female Olive Ridley turtle (RB.LO.221), admitted 10 April 2021, Mudhdhoo, Baa Atoll, Maldives Weight / Length: 5.6kg / 33.3cm (on admittance);   Amie, a juvenile Olive Ridley sea turtle, was found on excursion close to the island of Mudhdhoo (Dusit Thani,...
Tao

Tao

Tao  juvenile Hawksbill turtle (RB.EI.029), admitted 20 December 2018, Grand Park Kodhipparu, N.Malé Atoll, Maldives   Weight / Length: 1.6kg / 23.8cm (on admittance); Tao was found near Grand Park Kodhipparu (North Malé Atoll), entangled in a cement bag and a...
Indra

Indra

Indra  juvenile Green Turtle (hybrid ?) [RB.CM.030], 12 July 2018, Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives Weight/length: 1.3kg / 24.0cm (on admittance); 1.35kg / 24.2cm (Sept); 2.7kg / 28cm (Oct).  Indra was found tangled in a ghost fishing net, drifting off Landaa...
Winslow

Winslow

Winslow Winslow (RB.LO.082) juvenile Olive Ridley Turtle, admitted 04-Feb-16, Baa Atoll Maldives. Issues: Floating (buoyancy syndrome’) and ingestion of plastic Treatment: Gel diet with mineral oil to eliminate any remaining foreign material in the digestive...
RB.EI.013

RB.EI.013

Unnamed RB.EI.013 Juvenile female Hawksbill turtle, found 2 June 2016, Gili Lankanfushi (N.Malé Atoll). This turtle was found struggling to dive although quite active whilst in the water. Once out of the water, the turtle was mostly unresponsive with a decreased...