About this Nominee
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center offers tours of our Sea Turtle Hospital, standards-based education programs, and Turtle Talks, as well as internships for high school and college students! Visit our website for details. KBSTRRC conserves and protects all species of marine turtles, both in the water and on the beach. We accomplish this by protecting nesting female sea turtles, their nests, and their hatchlings; by rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured sea turtles and releasing healthy sea turtles back to the wild; by educating the public about the plight of sea turtles and the threat of their extinction; and by providing learning opportunities for students of biology, wildlife conservation, and veterinary medicine from around the world. Tours and education programs available! Visit our website for details.