Veterinarians care for six blind, endangered sea turtles
By kingsnake.com · January 24, 2014 5:58 am
Six endangered green sea turtles are being treated for the fibropapilloma virus, which has left them blind and unable to survive in the wild.
From NBC Miami:
"When the Fibropapilloma virus shows as tumors on the eyes, if it grows over the cornea on both eyes, the turtle has no vision and has no chance of survival," said Bette Zirckelbach, manager of the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys. Zirckelbach and others from the Turtle Hospital transported the animals in their 'turtle ambulance' to Pinecrest Veterinary Hospital for care with Dr. Lorraine Karpinski.Read more here...
