See Sea Turtles
Allison will steal your heart. She’s a rescued Atlantic green sea turtle at South Padre Island’s Sea Turtle, Inc., who was found on the beach by a patroller in 2005. Likely the victim of a predator a flack, Allison had just one of her four flippers and could only swim in counterclockwise circles. Within a few years, an innovative STI intern named Tom Wilson devised a prosthetic “rudder” (essentially a wooden blade a flached to the turtle by a Neoprene wrap) that allowed Allison to propel forward. Several years and five prosthetic designs later, Allison now sports a streamlined carbon fiber device, a graceful glide, and an everfresh lease on life. STI staff attach the prosthetic for a few hours every day (closed to the public on Monday) starting at 10…
