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INDEX |
AND STAFF |
TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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INDEX |
AND STAFF |
TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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| jersey girl | lennie | sima | cmast | cora |
jolly roger | lagoon |
canal | pound | bradley |
| snow |
boater |
eight |
swan II | carter
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chestnut |
lookout |
ocracoke |
barney |
scute |
| uno
II |
dos
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tres
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quatro
II |
pumpkin |
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BOATER
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LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta Juvenile |
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| THE STRANDING | Boater was found by a
commercial fisherman who took the time to pluck her out to the water
and bring her in to waiting wildlife officials. We are grateful
to him for giving the turtle a second chance. She has deep carapace fractures and a cut to the head, consistent with a boat propeller strike.  |
| THE TREATMENT | The turtle was transported to
the NC State School of Veterinary Medicine and the fractures were
pieced back together and held in place with surgical steel plates and
wires.  An antibiotic cream fills the wounds. |
| OCT 17 |
Boater has her wound flushed and bandage
changed every two days. She is eating and on a slow road to recovery.  |
| JAN 2008 |
 Another bar was added to stabilize the wound, which is healing. Boater remains in shallow water because of the wound and bandage changing requirements. Every four days when the wound is cleaned Boater's water level is increased and s/he gets a chance to swim. Boater loves to splash anyone standing near him, and also eats (or trys to) anything that gets too close to his mouth. |
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