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LOCAL Friday 13 November 2020

Turtle Shelly-Ann rescued by dedicated volunteers

ORANJESTAD — On Octo- not able to dive under wa- the beginning Shelly-Ann nest. It was so amazing
ber 7th, 2020 Turtugaruba ter because she had too wouldn’t eat and was fed to see how slowly Shelly-
Foundation received a call much air in her body. Know- through tubes. Her condi- Ann moved towards the
from Ocean Faith Waters- ing that the main food of tion started to pick up and ocean, swam and took a
ports: they came across a the white turtle is the sea- three weeks later veterinary dive under water. Shelly-
turtle in a critical condition weed which grows on the Stephany Wever was able Ann received a flipper tag
and they brought the ani- bottom of the ocean, it to remove the tumors suc- with number WC13666. If
mal to Palm Beach. Edith could turn fatal since the cessfully in a surgery that anyone ever sees her in the
and Richard van der Wal turtle was not able to feed lasted two hours. ocean please report this to
of Turtugaruba Foundation herself. to Turtugaruba Foundation
immediately rushed to the A group of dedicated Also her diving roble had at Turtle Hotline +297 592-
location to assist the turtle. volunteers consisting of been solved. This was test- 9393.q
It was a big white turtle in the staff at the Veterinary ed by placing her in a float-
a very bad condition. The Clinic Wayaca, Shjunam able pool in the ocean.
poor thing had a big tumor Carolina and family, Tur- It took four volunteers to
and some smaller tumors tugaruba Foundation and transport Shelly-Ann on a
on its front flipper. Aruba National Park FPNA, stretcher to the ocean.
gave their total support to Day by day Shelly-Ann is
Apart from this the turtle rehabilitate the turtle which diving better. She is eating
seemed blown up and was they named Shelly-Ann. At by herself which is a good
sign and the wound on her
flipper is healing rapidly.

After exactly four weeks
Shelly-Ann was transport-
ed for the last time on the
stretcher to the beach.
Now she is all on her own.
She is not used to walk-
ing, perhaps only once
she did travel on sand
but that was 25 years ago
when she came out of her