sea turtles are the Canaries of the ocean if this ancient creature who is
ocean if this ancient creature who is
ocean if this ancient creature who is existed since before the age of the
existed since before the age of the
existed since before the age of the dinosaurs who survived all the
dinosaurs who survived all the
dinosaurs who survived all the cataclysmic events that reshaped the
cataclysmic events that reshaped the
cataclysmic events that reshaped the planet if they are in trouble we are in
planet if they are in trouble we are in
planet if they are in trouble we are in bigger trouble push him push hard
don’t put your knee okay how the sea
don’t put your knee okay how the sea turtle Hospital came to be well we
turtle Hospital came to be well we
turtle Hospital came to be well we didn’t do it or turtle did one little
didn’t do it or turtle did one little
didn’t do it or turtle did one little tank in a volunteers backyard was the
tank in a volunteers backyard was the
tank in a volunteers backyard was the start of the sea turtle hospital
very few hatchling turtles survive to
very few hatchling turtles survive to adulthood most of the estimates are
adulthood most of the estimates are
adulthood most of the estimates are somewhere between one and a thousand and
somewhere between one and a thousand and
somewhere between one and a thousand and one in 10,000 but historically those
one in 10,000 but historically those
one in 10,000 but historically those turtles that did survive to adulthood
turtles that did survive to adulthood
turtles that did survive to adulthood were able to live for a number of years
were able to live for a number of years
were able to live for a number of years and produce many many offspring what
and produce many many offspring what
and produce many many offspring what turtle hospitals do is take some of
turtle hospitals do is take some of
turtle hospitals do is take some of those older individuals that would
those older individuals that would
those older individuals that would otherwise be lost and return them so
otherwise be lost and return them so
otherwise be lost and return them so that they can fulfill their natural
that they can fulfill their natural
that they can fulfill their natural function of replenishing the population
turtles are profoundly affected by
turtles are profoundly affected by pollutants in particular plastic debris
pollutants in particular plastic debris
pollutants in particular plastic debris the loggerheads seem to be programmed
the loggerheads seem to be programmed
the loggerheads seem to be programmed genetically to bite anything that is
genetically to bite anything that is
genetically to bite anything that is floating in the ocean before the ocean
floating in the ocean before the ocean
floating in the ocean before the ocean was littered with debris that was a very
was littered with debris that was a very
was littered with debris that was a very good strategy for a survival
good strategy for a survival
good strategy for a survival I see plastics constantly in this
I see plastics constantly in this
I see plastics constantly in this hospital a balloon floating on the water
hospital a balloon floating on the water
hospital a balloon floating on the water looks like a nice tasty jellyfish to
looks like a nice tasty jellyfish to
looks like a nice tasty jellyfish to them and they’re going to eat it you get
them and they’re going to eat it you get
them and they’re going to eat it you get enough of those inside and they’re going
enough of those inside and they’re going
enough of those inside and they’re going to clog up the intestinal tract and it
to clog up the intestinal tract and it
to clog up the intestinal tract and it may die
injuries are very diverse we do get
injuries are very diverse we do get things like shark bites prop cuts
things like shark bites prop cuts
things like shark bites prop cuts Turtles caught on hook and line we have
Turtles caught on hook and line we have
Turtles caught on hook and line we have the net fishing the turtles get
the net fishing the turtles get
the net fishing the turtles get entangled in the net
somewhere around 90% of our turtles
somewhere around 90% of our turtles survived which is an incredible thing
survived which is an incredible thing
survived which is an incredible thing for rehab
the strap itself is shrinking put like
the strap itself is shrinking put like pulling together it’s good it’s good
pulling together it’s good it’s good
pulling together it’s good it’s good it’s almost just trying to fight through
it’s almost just trying to fight through
it’s almost just trying to fight through the every turtle that we release takes
the every turtle that we release takes
the every turtle that we release takes away a piece of all our hearts in turns
away a piece of all our hearts in turns
away a piece of all our hearts in turns you guys are not gonna be lifting today
you guys are not gonna be lifting today
you guys are not gonna be lifting today talk to Jean you guys are going to be
talk to Jean you guys are going to be
talk to Jean you guys are going to be there’s are wonderful things left with
there’s are wonderful things left with
there’s are wonderful things left with going over 400 with this latest release
but it is very important to put a
but it is very important to put a creature of the sea back in the sea
because with all the dangers involved
because with all the dangers involved that is where they belong and I had to
that is where they belong and I had to
that is where they belong and I had to reconcile myself to the fact that we
reconcile myself to the fact that we
reconcile myself to the fact that we might spend years a lot of time energy
might spend years a lot of time energy
might spend years a lot of time energy and effort and love getting that animal
and effort and love getting that animal
and effort and love getting that animal ready to go back home and it might not
ready to go back home and it might not
ready to go back home and it might not last pass the first way I had to
last pass the first way I had to
last pass the first way I had to struggle with that and then I knew that
struggle with that and then I knew that
struggle with that and then I knew that to be a real sea turtle again even if
to be a real sea turtle again even if
to be a real sea turtle again even if it’s only four minutes or a day or week
it’s only four minutes or a day or week
it’s only four minutes or a day or week or a year is what it’s all about
you feel that surge of exuberance from
you feel that surge of exuberance from the turtle that is pushing away from you
the turtle that is pushing away from you
the turtle that is pushing away from you you that have cared about it for so long
you that have cared about it for so long
you that have cared about it for so long and it’s gone
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