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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Turtle Release on St George Island by Barbara Edwards

I love being on St George Island. 

 One of the best events is when the nature center at Gulf world releases turtles back into the water. This time we had 23 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles and one Loggerhead,



The cold stunned sea turtles have been rehabilitated since December 9.
The sea turtles were closely monitored until re-acclimated to appropriate water temperatures. 
When they began eating and diving normally they were cleared for release.
This year the event attracted crowds of people interested in the turtles.

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9 comments:

  1. Vonnie Davis ~ Romance AuthorMarch 21, 2017 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks for sharing the pictures, Barb. Lovely.

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  2. Jannine GallantMarch 21, 2017 at 10:22 AM

    I'd love to see the turtles released!

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  3. Margo HoornstraMarch 21, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Fantastic story. Those pictures are stunning.

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  4. Diane BurtonMarch 21, 2017 at 10:25 AM

    What a great event. I'd love to see it in person some day. Great pictures. Looks cold.

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  5. Rolynn AndersonMarch 21, 2017 at 10:25 AM

    Love turtles because they can live as long as humans (or longer!), and because they take things slowly and still endure, with a little help from kind folk.

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  6. Alicia DeanMarch 21, 2017 at 10:34 AM

    Oh my gosh, what an amazing event!! Thank you for sharing the beautiful pics.

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  7. Brenda WhitesideMarch 21, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    What an event to look forward to every year.

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  8. Leah St. JamesMarch 21, 2017 at 6:36 PM

    Very, very cool! That must be amazing to see in person. Thanks for sharing the lovely photos.

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  9. Barbara EdwardsMarch 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM

    Thank you all for leaving comments. My internet was wanky all day and I kept losing it.
    They had another release today. A single loggerhead turtle.
    Did you know turtles return to the beach where they hatched to lay eggs? These will all go elsewhere.

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