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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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| ersey 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
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dos
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tres
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quatro
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pumpkin |
| LOOKOUT |
LOGGERHEAD Caretta caretta Juvenile |
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| THE STRANDING |  Lookout has a floatation problem and was observed by part time fisherman and full time veternarian Greg Lewbart, who knows a bit about turtles. How they managed to get this fiesty (and large) turtle into a boat remains a mystery. Greg Lewbart spotted this turtle while fishing offshore with his dad and Shane Christian. He contacted State Wildlife Biologist and sea turtle rescuer Wendy Cluse, and said the turtle was definitely floating but very feisty. She told them to try to grab the turtle, but wasn't very hopeful. Being big, plus healthy (except for floating), was going to make rescue rather difficult. He said he'd call back in 30 minutes, with or without a turtle. Twenty minutes later, they called and said they got him. She still not sure how they did it. The turtle did tire out after a few attempts to dive away, but this turtle was 130 lbs! Wendy met them at the dock at Harker's Island and all struggled to get him out of the boat and into the truck. Wendy met Dr. Karen Wolf over at CMAST, where they struggled again to weigh, measure, take blood and administer fluids. Wendy met KBSTRRC staffers Vicky, Emily, and Jen at the hospital and they struggled yet again with 130 lbs of very angry turtle.  |
| JAN 2008 | It took awhile but Lookout can
now stay on the bottom. Staff have observed him sleeping on the
bottom and swimming below the surface of the water. Soon he will
get more water to make sure his progress will continue. Lookout
was taken off antibiotics in mid-January. |
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