MARATHON, Fla. (AP) – A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle’s fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-pound ...

This Minnesota wildlife vet can fix turtle shells, opossum toothaches and more Dr. Leslie Reed has created a dentistry practice, cultivated a specialty in turtle shell repair and built a training ...

I have two turtles, ages 55 and 35. They have been healthy for almost their entire lives. I’ve never had to take them to the vet but recently, one of them developed a hole in their carapace on the ...

Bras can help repair the shells of turtles. Wildthunder Wildlife and Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary is asking people to send the eyes on bras. The eyes are the small loop that the hooks connect ...

A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...

An animal rescue group in North Carolina asked for discarded bras to repair broken turtle shells. The Associated Press reported the Carolina Waterfowl Rescue is asking women to remove the clasps from ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

For an opossum with a toothache, a swan with lead poisoning or a box turtle with a broken shell, Dr. Leslie Reed is a true lifesaver. The veterinarian delights in the sheer variety and challenge that ...