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INDEX |
AND STAFF |
TRACKING |
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ALBUM |
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| dare | bay | india | swan | casper | oakley | caretta | richie | cheyenne | duke |
| beaufort | AT II | breakers | obey | morehead |
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nemo | marlin | dorey | |
| crushII | bogue | holden II | marsh | shackleford |
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mason |
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Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Juvenile |
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THE
STRANDING
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Found near Indian Beach, NC with a full thickness carapace fracture, consistent with a boat propeller cut. The fracture is about 12 inches long and an inch deep. |
| TREATMENT | The wound was flushed with saline and packed with antibiotic cream covered gauze. The sea turtle was placed in shallow sea water. |
| UPDATE July 13, 2002 | Today the sea turtle
went through a lengthy wound debridment. Pieces of broken bone were
removed and the entire wound was thoroughly flushed and cleaned before
being repacked with antibiotic cream and gauze.
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| NOVEMBER 2002 |
 
Daily wound care accelerates the healing of this wound. |
 May
17, 2003 |
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| UPDATE June 4, 2003 |   |
| NOV 2003 |  |
MAY
2004
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| SEPT 2004 |  
Two years, 3 months, ready to go. |
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India escorted to the beach and making a splash |
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