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Turtlegate: Net Escape Doors Versus the Doors of Government
This week, a 50 pound Loggerhead was rescued on Cape Cod.,, Kemp’s Ridley turtles are endangered and although it cannot be confirmed if there is a direct connection between these cold-stunning incidents and interaction with fishing boats, trawler net entanglement remains the number one culprit for sea turtle trauma and mortality. huh! Let’s turn our attention to this critical man-made danger that affects all ocean mammals and sea life in general,,, we see where this is going, >click to read< 09:33
NO!!! – Eric, the little endangered sea turtle found in N.S., has died
A rare and endangered sea turtle died Friday, only two days after washing ashore, thin and hypothermic, in Hall’s Harbour, N.S. Community members tried to nurse the ill turtle — nicknamed Eric — back to health. “We’ve really been rooting for him,” said Kathleen Martin, the executive director of the Canadian Sea Turtle Network. “We knew he had a tough battle in front of him. There were a lot of odds stacked against him, but as you do when you’re working with animals, you get attached anyway and hope for the best.” Read the rest here 09:16
