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INDEX |
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TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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INDEX |
AND STAFF |
TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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| lennie | boater | carter II | bear II | pier 2 | sunny | virginia | warrior | oceans11 | knoll |
| goa | coral | shrek | fiona | mongo | lil bit | pip squeak | tripod | SC II |
remembrance |
| lightning | oakie2 |
johnson |
seymour |
OCEANS ELEVEN |
LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta Juvenile |
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| THE STRANDING | Found in a pound net with
nearly 50% of her carapace crushed. The wounds were about 3-4
weeks. She defied the odds and managed to survive in reasonably
good condition despite the injury. A NOAA observer rescued the turtle and state wildlife biologist Wendy Cluse delivered the turtle to the KBSTRRC. |
| THE TREATMENT | She was rinsed of debris and
placed in fresh water to release all of the leeches which were
everywhere. With each breath, the entire left side of carapace
would be drawn into her body cavity. The carapace was in many
pieces. |
| NOV 13, 2009 |
Sandy Sly and Gayle Childress began the day
preparing #31, as she was known then, for her ride to the School of
Veterinary Medicine at NC State, a journey of about 3 hours. It
would be a long day for all. #31 emerged from a 2+ hour surgery with ELEVEN surgical plates holding her jigsaw puzzle of a carapace together. Both lungs were completely inflated. It seemed a miracle that she survived. Turtle and escorts returned home about 8 PM. |
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