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OAK


GREEN

Chelonia mydas

Juvenile

ADMIT
October 9, 2009
 		RELEASED
April 20, 2010
Weight
 6.7 kg
SCL:   37.2 cm
SCW:   28.7 cm

THE STRANDING Found entangled in a gill net, very lethargic.
THE TREATMENT Kept in shallow water to aid in breathing.

After a few days this little green is swimming in deeper water and eating everyday.
April 2010
 Oak enjoyed all of the comforts over the winter and did her best to eat 100% everyday, including her greens.  She was granted early release and was escorted to the gulfstream by staff members Jennifer Bragaw and Beth Howard, coutesey of the US Coast Guard.
 
Coast Guard BM3 Kristen Carrington
 releases Oak
  
Oak leaves a wake behind her.


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