Female turtle on road to recovery after losing fin
The female turtle was found in early December with a plastic bag wrapped around its left fin.
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A young female green turtle, that was admitted into the care of the staff at uShaka Sea World in early December last year, is now making headway into its road to recovery.
The juvenile turtle was found with a plastic sack wrapped around its front left flipper.
As a result of the plastic bag, Maia lost 65 per cent of her front left fin. The surgery was a success and is now adapting to her new life.
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“Although she is swimming at a slower pace than most turtles her age, we have no doubt that in a year or two she will be swimming as powerfully and strongly as her contemporaries,” said senior quarantine aquarist, Malini Pather.
The turtle will remain in the hospital under the care of the aquarists until she is deemed strong enough to join uShaka Marine World’s resident turtles in the turtle lagoon.
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