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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 12:45 PM Jul 2018

5 sea turtles released after discovery in hotel trash can


Updated 11:08 am CDT, Wednesday, July 25, 2018

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Five rare baby sea turtles found in a hotel trash can in Georgia have been released into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Savannah Morning News reports the loggerhead hatchlings were freed early Wednesday on the beach at Tybee Island.

A hotel housekeeper on the island discovered six live loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings in a waste basket on Tuesday. State wildlife biologist Mark Dodd suspects someone picked up the animals after they hatched.

. . .

Loggerheads are classified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and even touching one can result in a fine. Police and wildlife officials are investigating how the animals got to the hotel.

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https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/5-sea-turtles-released-after-discovery-in-hotel-13103764.php
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Dipshit hotel guests maxsolomon Jul 2018 #1
Public schools MUST have an environmental curriculum. hunter Jul 2018 #2

hunter

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2. Public schools MUST have an environmental curriculum.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 01:21 PM
Jul 2018

Reading and writing are not enough. People need to know, respect, and protect endangered species.

Of course this is why the Republicans want to destroy our public schools; it's for similar reason slaves were denied education.

But I'm also a little wary that there's something more sinister going on here -- that someone doesn't want the potential hassle of having an endangered species on beaches they claim as their own.

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