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Title: The Baby Turtle Brigade Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 03-Oct-10, 11:30:16 AM Amazing! Action to save Loggerhead Turtles after the BP oil disaster. A few good people... And something I had not heard about.
...There, after hatching, the baby turtles would be released into the oil-free Atlantic. When I arrived in Alabama in late July, tens of thousands of turtle eggs, from hundreds of nests, were already in the process of being relocated — all during a point in their development when even a slight jolt to the egg could be lethal. In short, America was orchestrating the migration of an entire generation of sea turtles, slow and steady, overland, in a specially outfitted FedEx truck... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/magazine/03turtles-t.html?ref=earth Title: Re: The Baby Turtle Brigade Post by: MAK on 03-Oct-10, 11:34:14 AM goodnews: :bravo: :the_wave:
Title: Re: The Baby Turtle Brigade Post by: Amy V. on 03-Oct-10, 01:12:37 PM I read this in today's NYT. Amazing what a group of dedicated volunteers can do. Rochester Falcon people obviously already know that. I also love how the governmental organizations now count on these volunteer groups for very necessary assistance AND expertise!
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