After spending an hour or so at the Busch Wildlife Center in Jupiter, Florida this past Tuesday and not seeing a single loggerhead turtle, or for that matter even a small tortoise, I decided to stop at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach on the way home to see if I could get a photograph of a loggerhead there. And I did, as seen in the photograph above of a sea turtle and a young child involved in some sort of staring contest. This non-profit describes itself as a "sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation center." Years ago, sea turtles needing rehabilitation were placed in the basement of the House of Refuge Museum in Stuart, Florida. When my parents and I first visited Stuart in 1975, I remember seeing them down there, but it was such a small space, larger quarters were needed, resulting in the modern facility now in Juno Beach. And just last week, the Loggerhead Center hosted a double sea turtle release at the beach across the street for two turtles named Giraffe and Audrey Hepburn. I would have attended, but unfortunately, found out about it too late. I will just have to keep an eye out for the next release, hopefully with two turtles named something a bit more colorful, such as Thelma and Louise. Be sure to check out their website at https://marinelife.org/.
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