
Sea Turtle Center
A sea turtle rescue effort
With sea turtle rehabilitation centers along the Eastern Seaboard already at capacity following a record year for strandings, Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri partnered with officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an unprecedented effort to become the Midwest’s only sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation and release center.


“Johnny Morris founded Wonders of Wildlife in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri to inspire midwestern kids and families to care about conserving wildlife around the world, and rescuing these sea turtles is a great example of his conservation vision in action,” said Bob Ziehmer, Senior Director of Conservation at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. “The expert team at Wonders of Wildlife will provide the turtles with incredible care – and plenty of genuine Ozarks hospitality – throughout their stay and recovery.”
Sea Turtle Center Blog
ARTICLES
2022
A Continued Mission
The Midwest's only Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center will be a temporary home for 8 loggerheads over the next few months. Our team of animal care experts will be helping them around the clock to recover and rehabilitate before being released them back into the wild. Read the full story by clicking the link below.
Free Coloring Page!
Help bring some color to these sea turtles out in the open ocean!
2021

The Turtles Have Arrived
Just in time for Christmas, 12 cold-stunned loggerhead sea turtles arrived at Wonders of Wildlife. The turtles arrived from Cape Cod, flying over 1,200 miles to get here. Read the full story by clicking the link below.

Medical Exams
Last Wednesday, Wonders of Wildlife’s 12 loggerhead sea turtle rescues underwent their biggest medical exam to-date. Read the full story by clicking the link below.

Sea Turtle Release
Twelve endangered loggerhead sea turtles were successfully released back to their native habitat in the Atlantic Ocean on April 6th, 2021. Read the full story by clicking the link below.
12 CHRISTMAS MIRACLES
12 endangered loggerhead sea turtles who were stranded on the beaches of Cape Cod were in desperate need of a Christmas miracle. They ended up finding an unlikely refuge more than 1,200 miles from the ocean at Wonders of Wildlife.

Dasher
Always zipping around

Vixen
Worst biter

Comet
One of the fastest swimmers

Olive
One of the smallest

Dancer
Swims around a lot

Blitzen
Biter, big turtle

Donner
BIG turtle

Rudolph
Leader

Prancer
Troublemaker

Clarice
Small and dainty

Cupid
Beautiful heart shaped shell

Chet
Roughhouser
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