Meet Chanel, the Second Turtle to Wash Up on Our Island
Chanel is a sub-adult Olive Ridley turtle who, like Coco, found her way to our Rescue Centre by herself.
Intake Date: 20 August 2017
Length: 50 cm
Weight: 11.7 kg
Status: Released 8 November 2017
Turtle vet Claire and turtle patient Chanel
Chanel
Chanel hanging out in the rescue centre tank
Chanel recovering at the rescue centre
Chanel almost fully recovered
Chanel post-op at the rescue centre
Chanel during surgery
Chanel's injury from ghost net
Chanel being measured upon arrival at the rescue centre
Chanel entangled in 5.6 kg of ghost gear
Chanel washed up on the island entangled in ghost gear
Coco washed ashore on our island early one morning, attached to a ghost net that weighed 5.6 kilos – nearly half her body weight! Both her front flippers were badly damaged by the ghost net.
We took her for an x-ray at Eydafushi and discovered that she had two broken bones as well as very deep wounds. Coco underwent surgery to try to save her flippers and, thankfully, she healed and made an incredible recovery.
Coco was successfully released back to the ocean on 8th November 2017. You can watch the video of her release below.
