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Endangered turtles saved from oil spill
September 1, 2010 3:49 PM
Dozens of turtles that were once covered with oil, are now back home in the Gulf of Mexico. A rehabilitation center released 42 Kemps Ridleys turtles this week. They were among the first victims of the gulf oil spill. 3 The Kemps Ridleys are the most endangered turtles... more » -
Biologists to release baby turtles in Gulf
July 26, 2010 11:06 AM
Biologists are making a bet on the annual release of thousands of endangered baby sea turtles. They're being released into the western Gulf of Mexico in hopes the oil-fouled waters of the eastern Gulf will be cleaned up by the time the turtles arrive. The plan's supporters say the... more » -
Babies of the oil spill face an uncertain future
July 12, 2010 10:26 AM
The smallest victims may be the biggest challenge for crews rescuing birds fouled with oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill. Some have gotten separated from their parents, or lost them when they died in a slick. Lucky orphans are taken to a cleaning center at Fort Jackson, La.,... more » -
No oil found on 29 dead turtles in Gulf of Mexico
May 4, 2010 10:40 AM
The head of an organization that cares for sick marine life is saying that oil has not been found on 29 dead turtles that washed up on Mississippi beaches. Moby Solangi, director of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, said Tuesday necropsies had been completed on the turtles... more »
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