North Carolina scientists save green sea turtle, then return it to the ocean

North Carolina scientists save green sea turtle, then return it to the ocean

Months after a small green sea turtle was found in distress off the North Carolina coast, the animal has been released back into the wild following rehabilitation efforts. For the local scientists who first came across the turtle during spring fieldwork, the release also brought the effort back to where it began. What happened? In April near Harkers Island, a research team working through the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology found a tur…