Want to stay connected and support the Georgia Sea Turtle Center? Symbolically adopting our rehabilitation patients is a great way to continue learning about sea turtles and stay connected. Symbolic adoptions make fantastic gifts! 

What’s included in the Adopt-a-Sea Turtle Package?* 

• Personalized Certificate of Adoption (electronic)
• Letter about the Georgia Sea Turtle Center
• Digital photograph of your adopted turtle
• Species Profile
• Minimum of five email updates, including a photo of a Kemp's ridley sea turtle
• Email notice of all public GSTC release dates within the adoption period when available. (Release dates are subject to change without notice at any time.)

*Allow 1-2 weeks for processing. If you do not receive emails from us within this time frame, please check your spam folders. All emails will be sent by [email protected].

To Symbolically Adopt a Turtle as a Gift:

If you would like to purchase a Symbolic Adoption package as a gift, please fill in the order information boxes with the Gift Recipient's information. We will not delay processing packages for birthdays, anniversaries, or other gifts. Here is our suggestion for keeping it a surprise:

1. Fill in the gift recipient's name in the box that says, "Name on Certificate."
2. Write in your email address in the "Recipient Email Address" box. This will ensure that you receive adoption emails and not the eventual gift recipient. 
3. After you have gifted the adoption, email us at [email protected] to request that we change the email address associated with the adoption to the gift recipient's email address. 

About the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are one of the five sea turtle species found in Georgia. They are the smallest species of sea turtle and also listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Each of our Kemp's ridley sea turtle patients have a unique medical challenge that brought them here. Our vet staff is working hard to help them recover, heal, and return to the wild. 

If you have any questions, contact us via telephone at (912) 635-4141 or email us at [email protected]. Please include "Adopt-a-Sea Turtle" in the subject line.