leatherback – Cape Lookout Studies Program http://www.capelookoutstudies.org Marine biological research, conservation, and education Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:07:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Leatherback Sea Turtle Rescue http://www.capelookoutstudies.org/leatherback-sea-turtle-rescue/ http://www.capelookoutstudies.org/leatherback-sea-turtle-rescue/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:19:24 +0000 http://www.capelookoutstudies.org/wordpress/?p=976 On April 20th, Keith Rittmaster and Hugh Wilde discovered that an endangered leatherback sea turtle had become entrapped in a sink gill net. The struggling turtle was unable to surface for air. This type of stranding can quickly lead to the death of an endangered animal. Keith had to act fast.

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