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Sea Turtles

U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., left, aided staff and volunteers from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital as they released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle into the ocean Saturday. Turtle Hospital founder Richie Moretti is at right and Kellie Yagel, third from right, is the Upper Keys resident who found the turtle. (Source: Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Rep. Garcia Eases Rehabbed Sea Turtle Back Into Keys Waters

Lately, politicians have given us plenty to reasons to criticize them. Not today.

CBS4–2013/04/06

Nesting Sea Turtles Face Challenges

Storm surges from Superstorm Sandy and Tropical Storm Debbie last year combine with seasonal high tides caused erosion on many of the state’s beaches.

2013/03/26

A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Source: Tom Longo/Loggerhead Marinelife Center)

Loggerhead Who Ate Hook Leaves Turtle Hospital For Keys Waters

A loggerhead sea turtle was returned to the ocean off the Florida Keys Saturday after an angler’s baited hook it ingested was surgically removed.

CBS4–2013/02/09

Cold-Stressed Sea Turtles Flown To Warm Fla. Waters

Cold and even hypothermic, four more sea turtles have been flown from New England to recover in balmy Florida.

CBS4–2012/12/25

Grinch and Eve were released back into the ocean after rehabbing at the Miami Seaquarium. (Source: CBS4)

Rehabbed Grinch, Eve Released Back Into The Wild

A pair of loggerhead turtles had a homecoming of sorts after they were released back into the wild off Key Biscayne.

CBS4–2012/03/13

Battle To Save Endangered Sea Turtles Pays Off

The battle to save endangered sea turtles in the state of Florida is paying off.

CBS4–2011/10/11

Turtle Nests Are Irene Casualty On Fla. Beaches

While Florida was spared the brunt of Hurricane Irene, the state still had some casualties in the form of protected sea turtle nests.

CBS4–2011/08/26

Group Urges City To Do More To Protect Sea Turtles

A group of environmental activists is demanding that the city of Fort Lauderdale do more to protect baby sea turtles from bright lights that disorient them.

CBS4–2011/08/23

Activists Call On Ft. Lauderdale To Enforce More Sea Turtle Protection

A group of environmental activists is calling on code enforcement officials in the city of Fort Lauderdale to step up action against businesses and homeowners that violate the city’s artificial lighting policy and cause harm to sea turtle hatchlings.

CBS4–2011/07/25

The two sea turtles, shown here with staff from the Miami Seaquarium, were released into the wild. (Source: CBS4)

Miami Seaquarium Releases 2 Rehab Turtles Into Wild

Two green sea turtles undergoing rehabilitation at the Miami Seaquarium were released back into the wild Thursday. It was a bittersweet moment for the seaquarium.

CBS4–2011/01/20

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