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Rehabilitated Sea Turtle, The Real Swim Shady, Returns Back to the Ocean at a Florida Beach
Swim Shady, a 268-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was rehabilitated after a boat injury and released at Juno Beach; 97 turtles have been treated this year by Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
- On Monday, Swim Shady, the 268-pound female loggerhead sea turtle found stranded in Port St. Lucie, was released early morning at Juno Beach in front of hundreds of spectators.
- After a boat strike, veterinarians at Loggerhead Marinelife Center treated Swim Shady for shell fragments, anemia, infection and an eye problem following community rescuers' efforts.
- After months of care, LMC fitted Swim Shady with flipper tags and a passive transmitter so researchers can identify her if encountered or see her return for nesting.
- Community members and attendees reacted emotionally, with Garret Wood, spectator, saying `It was awesome.` and others adding `It felt very like, I don't know, part of a community.`
- The release joins LMC's THIS YEAR conservation work, which includes rehabilitating and releasing 97 sea turtles and over 183 hatchlings and washbacks.
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Endangered loggerhead sea turtle released to Atlantic Ocean from Florida beach
An endangered loggerhead sea turtle has been released into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat.
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