text: After treatment in Seattle, Tucker the turtle is free again | Bellingham Herald
  Turtles don't get a lot of attention but they need some, and we need a little good news in this world.
  Amy Olsen, a Seattle Aquarium lab specialist
  Tucker was found sick and dying on the Oregon coast a year and a half ago. In fact, he was so sick that the only way people knew the olive ridley sea turtle was even alive is that he tucked his tail in when touched, hence his name.
  "He was cold stunned," aquarium veterinarian Lesanna Lahner told The Seattle Times then. "His organs were just in a holding pattern. When they are that cold, they are pretty much shut down. He was a particularly challenging case because he was not breathing on his own."
  Tucker also had severe pneumonia.
  Tucker, an olive ridley sea turtle being rehabbed at the Seattle Aquarium, returns to his crate after a gastrointestinal treatment at the Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine in Seattle, on March 28, 2016. Alan Berner Seattle Times
  He slowly regained his appetite after being hand-fed anchovies, shrimp and squid.
  He was also suffering from buoyancy problems because he had micro-bubbles of air in his tissues, which his trip to the hyperbaric chamber eased.
  He was then transferred to Sea World in San Diego, where his stay in a bigger pool gave him the chance to dive deep and helped him recover, said Olsen.
  Before his release, researchers installed trackers on Tucker and two female companions, Lightning and Solstice, so his movements could be watched. The females had also been at Sea World and were ready for release.
  Tucker, who is an active and energetic youngster between 10 and 15 years old, appears to be safe and sound and doing exactly what his caretakers hoped he would do.
  "He's heading down to his natural habitat in warmer waters," said Olsen, "and we hope he will, over time, fertilize some eggs and contribute to his species."
  Dr. Lesanna Lahner, left, and biologist Amy Green, both from the Seattle Aquarium, prepare Tucker the turtle for his treatment at the Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine in Seattle on March 28, 2016. Alan Berner Seattle Times
  Dr. Lesanna Lahner, right, of the Seattle Aquarium checks the time, as Dr. James Holm, center, and nurse Alyson Barger work with Lahner on Tucker the turtle during a two-hour hyperbaric-chamber treatment at the Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine in Seattle on March 28, 2016. Alan Berner Seattle Times