![]() "Glockenspiel proved to be a very picky eater," said Rehabilitation Manager Caitlin Bovery. Glockenspiel's case presented challenges for Animal Rescue and Animal Health staff and his rehabilitation took approximately nine months. Treatment, including intravenously administered nutrition, fluids and antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments were prescribed by Animal Health veterinarians to support the turtle's recovery. A full medical exam including diagnostic imaging through CT scans and radiographs revealed that Glockenspiel was suffering from a potentially fatal lung infection as well as severe gastrointestinal inflammation and exhibited extreme difficulty eating. Weighing in at approximately 100 pounds, experts assessed that this turtle was approximately 15-to-20-years old based on the length of its carapace or shell. Noticing that the turtle was inactive and seemingly unable to move itself away from their boat, the Floyds reported the distressed animal to the National Aquarium's Animal Rescue hotline.Īt the time of his rescue in August 2022, Glockenspiel was malnourished and too weak to swim according to National Aquarium Animal Rescue. ![]() As opposed to the majority of rescued sea turtles that rehabilitate at the National Aquarium as a result of cold-stunning in New England, Glockenspiel was rescued locally by Maryland Natural Resource Police officers after Eastern Shore residents, Herb Floyd and Rhonda Franz-Floyd, encountered the sub-adult turtle while out on their boat fishing in the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Choptank River. The May 10 release marked the return of one locally rescued loggerhead turtle nicknamed Glockenspiel back to the ocean. These releases are the second and third of the 2022-2023 sea turtle rescue season after an initial release of 25 turtles on February 22 in St. The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team is eight turtles closer to wrapping up the 2022-2023 cold-stun sea turtle rescue season after recently releasing 22 rehabilitated sea turtles on April 26 at Fort Macon State Park in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, and one very special local loggerhead on May 10 here in Maryland.
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