Sea Turtle Attacked by Wild Dogs in Virgin Islands Brought to Florida for Treatment
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A hawksbill sea turtle that was attacked by wild dogs in the Virgin Islands has arrived for treatment at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys.
Sandy, a 170-pound female turtle, arrived Tuesday night at Miami airport on a free flight from American Airlines.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials discovered the injured reptile in October during a turtle survey in the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge. Sandy sustained serious injuries to her two front flippers and left rear flipper.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She was treated at St. Croix's Island Animal Clinic, but veterinarians there decided to send her to the Turtle Hospital, a licensed veterinary facility that treats sick and injured sea turtles.
Officials hope to eventually return "Sandy" to St. Croix.