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Amputee Sea Turtle Amelie Released for Tracking Study

3/26/2026

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Marine biologists in Juno Beach, Florida released Amelie, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle missing her right front flipper after a shark attack.
The release supports a study on amputee turtles, using satellite tracking from a Loggerhead Marinelife Center–Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute partnership.
Amelie underwent surgery and pneumonia treatment and is one of four amputee turtles being monitored.
Amelie's tracking data will be posted online for the public to follow.

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Marine biologists in Juno Beach, Florida released Amelie, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle missing her right front flipper after a shark attack.
The release supports a study on amputee turtles, using satellite tracking from a Loggerhead Marinelife Center–Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute partnership.
Amelie underwent surgery and pneumonia treatment and is one of four amputee turtles being monitored.
Amelie's tracking data will be posted online for the public to follow.