Peggy a juvenile Olive Ridley turtle was found on 25
August 2014, floating with one missing front flipper, by staff from Kuramathi
Island Resort. She was severely dehydrated, underweight and the right side of
her carapace was damaged. Her missing flipper could be the result of a ghost
net entanglement, and there were barnacle scars and plenty of algae covering
her carapace, suggesting that she has been floating for a long time.
Peggy was cared for at Kuda Huraa, where she was rehydrated
and treated with laxatives, regaining her appetite. She was then transferred to
Landaa Giraavaru on 5 September 2014, for more rehabilitation and monitoring,
in the hope of overcoming her buoyancy problems.
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