STR-17-006: Chester

STR-17-006: Chester

This Loggerhead has had a rough time with human interactions and had stranded cold stunned on 11/24/17. Chester shows evidence of a past/old entanglement around the torso. Chester also stranded with two puncture wounds on the lower mandible that extend inside the mouth. This wounds and the infection it caused is believed to be from a fishing hook. Chester is now on antibiotics and beginning to heal. Released in Florida April 10, 2018.

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