Thursday, June 11, 2009

A Thousand-Pound Sea Turtle Loses its Compass

A six-foot long Leatherback Turtle recently ended up swimming inland rather than out to sea in Florida.

First Coast News reports:

"Some wildlife experts gave up their Memorial Day morning to get him back on track. A Leatherback Sea Turtle wandered over old A1A (highway) in St. Johns County into the Summer Haven River. The turtle was nearly 1,000 pounds and 6-feet in length. It took 8 rescuers to move the creature." See article and slides of the rescue.

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