Every year, thousands of sea turtles face threats from fishing gear entanglement, boat strikes, habitat loss, pollution, and changing ocean conditions. Fortunately, there are a patchwork of dedicated organizations that are working every day to create a safety net for these ancient mariners, to give them a fighting chance! Call For The Wild is proud to be partnered with two of these incredible Sea Turtle Organizations, Loggerhead Marinelife Center and The Sea Turtle Conservancy, who are both essential in helping to protect sea turtles through rescue, rehabilitation, research, education, and conservation action.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is located in Juno Beach, Florida, and their mission is to promote the conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. Through its state-of-the-art Sea Turtle Hospital, injured and sick turtles receive advanced veterinary care, including diagnostic imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, and long-term monitoring before being released back into the wild! In addition to patient care, Loggerhead Marinelife Center conducts scientific research, monitors nesting beaches, and engages hundreds of thousands of visitors each year through educational programs that inspire future ocean stewards.
What makes Loggerhead Marinelife Center especially impactful is its ability to connect people directly with conservation. Visitors can observe sea turtle patients undergoing rehabilitation, learn about nesting and hatchling protection, and participate in programs that highlight the challenges sea turtles face in today’s oceans. By combining science, education, and hands-on conservation, the Center helps transform awareness into action while generating critical support for sea turtle rescue and recovery efforts.
The Sea Turtle Conservancy focuses efforts on a broader international scale. Founded in 1959, its mission is to ensure the survival of sea turtles throughout the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Pacific through research, education, training, advocacy, and habitat protection. The organization has played a significant role in advancing sea turtle science, tracking migration routes, protecting nesting beaches, promoting turtle-friendly policies, and educating the public about the importance of sea turtle conservation. Its research helps scientists better understand how sea turtles use the ocean and provides information that guides conservation strategies around the world.
Together, Loggerhead Marinelife Center and Sea Turtle Conservancy demonstrate that conservation can have a huge impact when science, education, and community engagement come together. Whether rehabilitating an injured turtle, protecting a nesting beach, tracking migrations across entire oceans, or inspiring the next generation of conservationists, these organizations are helping ensure that sea turtles continue their remarkable journey through our oceans for generations to come.
You can protect sea turtles and ocean habitats worldwide with your World Sea Turtle Month gift. Give today and help Loggerhead Marine Life Center and The Sea Turtle Conservancy save the sea turtles.
Click on the video link to see Loggerhead Marine Life Center featured on Jeff Corwin’s Wildlife Nation!