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Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center awarded grant to help sea turtles

The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has been awarded a grant for $20,306.25 from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program. The grant was to help purchase a new digital radiograph (DR) X-ray machine. According to the team, this new machine will benefit sea turtles in Northwest Florida and Alabama. “Since purchasing the DR X-ray plate we have […]

The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has been awarded a grant for $20,306.25 from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program. The grant was to help purchase a new digital radiograph (DR) X-ray machine.

According to the team, this new machine will benefit sea turtles in Northwest Florida and Alabama.

“Since purchasing the DR X-ray plate we have already successfully completed radiographs on 31 rehabilitated sea turtles, ranging in size from juvenile green sea turtles to adult loggerheads,” wrote the C.A.R.E. Center. “The DR machine enables our animal care technicians at the center to view an x-ray image instantaneously after taking the photo.”

  • This process gives technicians real time information allowing for instant analysis.
  • The C.A.R.E. Center successfully released seven rehabilitated sea turtles on September 24 on Saint George Island, according to The Destin Log.

The Sea Turtle Grants Program is funded from proceeds from the sale of the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate.

Learn more at www.helpingseaturtles.org

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