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The Center features interactive exhibits and patient viewing areas. In addition to caring for sick and injured turtles, the Center has an educational mission, and presents daily programs, field trips, guided tours and beach walks. The Center is housed in the former Power Plant building of the Jekyll Island Club, at 214 Stable Road
The center is a member of the global non-profit Species360 that seeks to better share information pertinent to the saving of endangered species, such as sea turtles. [3] The center is popular among eco-tourists visiting the area and is commonly cited as one of the best attractions in Navarre. [4] The center sees 65,000 visitors annually. [1]
In 2014, Loggerhead Marinelife Center staff began partnering with other sea turtle organizations to rescue turtles accidentally hooked on fishing piers. [3] After spending time in critical sea turtle habitat around the world, staff realized that many of the issues faced by partners are greater than incidental capture alone.
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The Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, commonly known as the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, is a nature center operated by the city of Boca Raton, Florida, in conjunction with the Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards (Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc.) and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, and located at 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. in Boca Raton.
The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, New York is New York state's sole mammal and sea turtle rehabilitation center. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was founded in 1996 as the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research until a 2019 rebrand.
The other three-quarters of the exhibit hold a wide array of species, including sand tiger sharks, naso tang, threadfin butterflyfish, cowtail stingray, orange-lined triggerfish, sandbar sharks, bowmouth guitarfish, bonnethead sharks, Atlantic tarpon, shovelnose guitarfish, a green sea turtle, a blacknose shark, and a zebra shark.
Many of the manatees and sea turtles were rescued by the park's animal team or were born at SeaWorld. Moving on from the habitat, guests entered a domed theater. Turtle Trek's theater is the world's first 360 degree dome theater to show a 3D film. [ 3 ]