Rescued turtle dies, but eggs saved

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Rescued turtle dies, but eggs saved

CITIZEN STAFF

A pregnant hawksbill sea turtle rescued in the U.S. Virgin Islands and treated at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon died Tuesday morning, but its death was not in vain.

The hospital was able to extract 119 eggs from the turtle, and those eggs are incubating at the hospital.

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Remember what happen to the whales

Submitted on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 9:21am by Sal Gutierrez

the beached on Blimp Rd?....The spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on those whales and they all died....Don't you think the money could be spent more wisely by saving humans...exp: cancer research, Alzheimer's, diabetes...????

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Egoist

Submitted on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 9:37am by Kiki

The "human" species is not more important than any other species on the planet. We are just another animal. The difference is WE have the ability to destroy habitats and over consume the other beasts, and do. We also must have the compassion and critical thinking to act - to right what we have wronged. Reasoning, compassion and opposable thumbs, that's our advantage...get over yourself. It's disguting how you see yourself as so all important. Goes right back to your fervor to destroy protected wet lands for your own profits. Why don't you just stay out of the Keys, physically as well as vocally.