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Every turtle that arrives at the Rescue Centre gets a name and a record: where it was found, why, and when it went back to the sea.
84patients
78recorded releases
2006–2024years of arrivals
Arrived in 2021
| Photo | Patient | Arrival | Found at, cause | Release |
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Agostina | 15.08.2021 | La Maddalena. Found by a fisherman floating abnormally because of intestinal constipation caused by ingestion of plastic material. | 20.10.2021Cala Spalmatore, Asinara |
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Tahiti | 11.08.2021 | La Maddalena. Reported after being found with oedema of the left front flipper and signs of constriction by fishing line, … | 15.06.2022Cala Spalmatore, La Maddalena |
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Merak | 04.07.2021 | La Maddalena. Reported and recovered after being found floating abnormally because of intestinal constipation caused by ingestion of plastic material, … | 22.10.2022Cala Spalmatore, Asinara |
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Marte (Ricattura) | 03.05.2021 | Fornelli, Asinara. Reported and recovered by two recreational boaters after being found floating abnormally because of intestinal constipation caused by … | 04.09.2021 |
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Paola | 25.04.2021 | Alghero. Found by a recreational boater floating abnormally because of intestinal constipation. | 16.09.2021 |
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Twister | 24.03.2021 | La Maddalena. Reported after being found floating abnormally because of a lung infection. | 27.09.2021 |
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Lorenzina | 17.03.2021 | Golfo dell'Asinara. Reported by fishermen after being accidentally caught in the cod end of a trawl net, owing to abnormal … | 05.05.2021 |
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Teresina | 25.02.2021 | Santa Teresa. Reported by fishermen, who found it floating abnormally because of intestinal constipation caused by ingestion of plastic material | 09.04.2021 |
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Pollicina | 18.01.2021 | Golfo dell'Asinara. Reported by fishermen after being accidentally caught in the cod end of a trawl net. | 27.01.2021 |









