HOMEWARD BOUND: SKEETER THE GREEN SEA TURTLE RETURNS TO THE OCEAN
Skeeter, a juvenile green sea turtle rescued off Big Torch Key in March, returned to her ocean home on Saturday, Oct. 9. Skeeter was treated at the...
MARATHON’S RACHEL BOWMAN CAPTURES LIONFISH CHALLENGE TITLE
For most people, 700 pounds of fish constitutes a monstrous bounty from the sea. But for the 2021 commercial Lionfish Challenge champion Rachel Bowman, it’s “not my...
KEMP’S RIDLEY TURTLES WARM UP AT TURTLE HOSPITAL
A group of 20 critically endangered juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles was flown by private plane Friday from Marshfield, Massachusetts to the subtropical Florida Keys to convalesce...
JUVENILE MANATEES REHAB AT AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS
Juvenile rescue manatees Heavy Falcon and Lil Peep will one day make their way back out to open waters. For now, they’re in great hands, as the...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON GIRLS SOCCER BATTLES CORAL SHORES IN SCORELESS TIE
A hard-fought battle ended in a draw as the Marathon girls varsity soccer team played host to Coral Shores on Jan. 6. Both sides had plenty of...
MANATEE ‘WATERBEAR’ RETURNS HOME AFTER REHAB
After 3-1/2 months of rehabilitation, a juvenile male manatee was returned to the Florida Keys on Feb. 3 by Dolphin Research Center (DRC), Miami Seaquarium and Florida...
MARCH 5TH KEYS MARINE LAB OPEN HOUSE TO FEATURE NEW SEAWATER SYSTEMS
Keys Marine Lab (KML) is an unsung hero in Keys marine research. Tucked away in Layton (right next to one of our famous unmanned police cars on...
‘RANGER’ JOINS THE FAMILY AT DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER
On March 25, the Dolphin Research Center pod added a new adopted member: an adorable 2-year-old ball of energy named Ranger.
Originally rescued in June 2021 from Goose...
JUVENILE TURTLE LEONARDO RETURNS TO THE SEA AFTER REHAB
On March 30, juvenile green sea turtle Leonardo made a triumphant return to the ocean, cheered on by hundreds of spectators at Sombrero Beach in Marathon. Rescued...
WILD THINGS: THE ART OF BACKCOUNTRY LOAFING
You could see them from a couple miles away, a thin ribbon of white over a thin ribbon of beige over a thin ribbon of azure. The...
