Green Turtle Rescue 2012 from John Peaveler
Last week we were called out to the Chevron camp at Al Zour to help with a turtle found on the beach. A resident had found the turtle exhausted on the beach with fishing string wrapped around its flipper. We arrived very quickly as we had been working in the Chevron area all day. Since we have no experience with sea turtles, we went to the experts. First we paid a visit to Dr. Jill at Royal Animal Hospital. She gave the turtle a good prognosis since there was good movement, nothing broken, and just some minor bruising and swelling. An injection of antibiotics and a topical antibiotic were the only treatments and we were out the door in 20 minutes headed to our final stop: the Scientific Center in Salmiya. Those folks were amazing. They opened their doors late, took the turtle in, and gave me a behind the scenes tour of their tanks. They have an entire area dedicated to rehabilitation. The last clip in the video is from their green turtle rehab tank where you can see several healthy turtles ready for release. The Scientific Center will be doing all of the really hard work on this one. We are just happy we could help. Many thanks to everyone involved in helping this turtle get a new lease on life.
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Post by John Peaveler
Managing Director
Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals and Their Habitat (K’S PATH)
10 replies on “Green Turtle Rescue 2012”
very nice and impressive … i think a very small thing that we can do to help this magnificent creatures is to spread this video maybe the un aware fishermen would be less destructive to the environment … i wish i can do something to help. i am a “PADI Advanced Diver” Licence Holder with around 40 dives , yet haven’t seen this lovely creature in its environment . thanks for sharing
we are very proud of you and mrs. alhumaidhi. its very comforting to know that there are people like you here. keep up the good work
+5
I didn’t even know these were native to Kuwait. Are they seasonal?
There’s several turtle species in Kuwait. You’ll usually find Green turtles and Hawksbill turtles nesting in Um Almaradim and Qaruo islands. I think you’ll even find some in Boubyan island. I’m sure there are other different species as well but those are the two I know of.
More info here.
https://www.envearth.com/index.php?file=c-searchpagegoogle&vSearchKeyWord=Kuwait+Turtle+Conservation+Project
Mark, all due respect but this blog is getting a bit boring with all the animal talk. It’s a great cause but why don’t you just open another tab for it.
I don’t mind this animal talk. It’s a cause I believe in and I think it’s interesting.
That’s a cute turtle.
This is really impressive. pls share your ideas regarding the nesting grounds in kuwait.
Fantastic job, Kristin, Scientific Center and K’s Path. Great video, too! Keep up the wonderful work!