ISTS Symposium43 Program/Agenda

Session

Rehabilitation and Health #1

Time:

Wednesday, 26/Mar/2025:

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Session Chair: Daniela Freggi
Session Chair: Maria Luz Parga
Session Chair: Justin Randall Perrault
Session Chair: Maximilian Polyak
Session Chair: Roldan Valverde

Location: Omari Hall

Session Topics:

Rehabilitation

Session Abstract

*Denotes Archie Carr Student Award candidate; ^ Denotes Grassroots Award candidate; Presenting author is underlined

Presentations

4:00pm - 4:15pm

FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS OF SEA TURTLES IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: EARLY INSIGHTS INTO THE HEALTH STATUS OF CHELONIA MYDAS AND ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA IN THE RED SEA

Maximilian M R Polyak^1,2, Marco Cruz¹, Neil R Davis¹, Daniel Gonzalez-Paredes¹, Diane Legouvello¹, Hoda Murad¹, Josie L Palmer¹, Vanessa F Schmitt¹, Georgia Smith¹, Lara Kalisch², Helena Villela², Raquel Silva Peixoto², Ronel Nel¹

¹Organization for the Conservation of Coral and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), Saudi Arabia; ²SHAMS/KAUST Center for Veterinary Care, King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

4:15pm - 4:30pm

*FROM REHAB TO RELEASE: THE POWER OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT IN SEA TURTLE RECOVERY

{Eva-Maria} Alexandra Panagiotou^1,2

¹Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, South Africa; ²University of Cape Town

4:30pm - 4:45pm

VENOUS BLOOD GAS OF STRANDED GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN THE REGIÃO DOS LAGOS, RJ, BRAZIL

Daphne Wrobel Goldberg, Beatriz souto de Freitas Vieira, Gabriela Bezerra, Janaina Rocha Lorenço, Livia Saraiva, Caio Azevedo Marques

Projeto Albatroz, Brazil

4:45pm - 5:00pm

CAUSES OF ADMISSION AND CHANGES OVER TIME AT THE KAREN BEASLEY SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, NORTH CAROLINA, USA

Kathryn A. Zagzebski¹, Craig A. Harms^1,2, Megan A. Bargerhuff¹, Jean F. Beasley¹, Terry A. Meyer¹, Phil Sharpe¹

¹The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, 302 Tortuga Lane, Surf City, NC, 28445, USA; ²Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Center for Marine Sciences, North Carolina State University, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC, 28557, USA

5:00pm - 5:15pm

THE QUESTION OF EUTHANASIA IN OUR SEA TURTLE CLINICS

Harrison Watler¹, Daniela Freggi², Antonio Di Bello³

¹Turtle Foundation UK; ²Lampedusa Sea Turtle Rescue, IT; ³Vet Med Dept. University of Bari, IT