Pre-Adoption of the 2020 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling (Symbolic)*

Be one of the first supporters for our sea turtle hatchling and get behind-the-scenes sneak peaks before this little turtle is visible to the public in late 2020!

 

What's included in the Adopt-a-Sea Turtle Package?*

• Personalized Certificate of Adoption (electronic)
• Letter about your turtle
• Digital photograph of your turtle
• Loggerhead sea turtle fact sheet
• Monthly email updates, including a recent photo of your adopted turtle
• Email notice of all public GSTC release dates within the adoption period when available (Release dates are subject to change without any notice at any time) 
• For a limited time: Adopt by October 27th, and help us name the hatchling!**

*Allow 1-2 weeks for processing

** Pre-adoption participants must submit a name suggestion by October 31st, using the link provided via email after purchase. Late submissions will not be considered. Names must be educational and relate to the Sargasso Sea (where young loggerhead sea turtles live). Georgia Sea Turtle Center Staff will select three names for a public vote.

Due to the hatchling's life stage, guests will NOT be able to attend the release. However, we will do our very best to share photos and video.

To Symbolically Adopt a Sea Turtle as a Gift:

If you would like to purchase a Symbolic Adoption package as a gift, please fill in the order information boxes with the Gift Recipient's information. Note: We will not delay processing packages for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, or other gifts. Here's our suggestion for keeping it a surprise: 

• Fill in the gift recipient's name in the box that says, "Name on Certificate."
• Write in your email address in the "Recipient Email Address" box. This will ensure that you receive adoption emails and not the gift recipient.
• After you have gifted the adoption, email us at gstceducation@jekyllisland.com to request that we change the email address to the gift recipient..

About the 2020 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling

Species: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Age: Post-Hatchling
Sex: Unknown
Arrival: September 23, 2020
Weight:  35 g / 1.2 oz 
Found: Huguenot Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Florida
Rescued by: Huguenot Memorial Park Ranger

Why the hatchling is here:

The 2020 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling’s early days are somewhat mysterious. We know it spent some time at sea after it hatched, but strong currents pushed it back to land and it washed ashore on September 23^rd, in Jacksonville, Florida. It was brought to our hospital for care, where it was treated for dehydration and given antibiotics for possible infections like pneumonia.

If you have any questions, contact us by email at gstceducation@jekyllisland.com. Please include "Adopt-a-Sea Turtle" in the subject line.