Meet Noor
Noor is a juvenile Olive ridley Turtle. She was found by Milaidhoo resort in Baa Atoll, floating entangled in a ghost net with a badly damaged front left flipper.
Intake Date: 14 April 2017
Length: 38 cm
Weight: 6.4kg
Released: 8 June 2017
Noor ready for release
Noor fully recovered
Noor chilling in her tank at the rescue centre
Noor recovering in the rescue centre tank
Noor receiving treatment at the rescue centre
Noor post flipper amputation surgery
We tried to save her flipper by performing surgery, however, she did not improve, and we eventually had to amputate. She recovered well and was successfully released back to her home in the ocean on June 8 2017 with her friend Beyonce.