Oil Covered Turtle Recovers, Released

Oil Covered Turtle Recovers,
Released

Last month, 7News aired the alarming story of a juvenile
green sea turtle which was found covered in crude oil, along the main channel at
in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve off Ambergris Caye on July 24.
The biologists
from the Hol Chan Marine Reserve labored to rescue the turtle, where they had to
clean it off, cleanse out its mouth, and get it to pass copious amounts of oil
that it had swallowed from its digestive system.

It was discovered severely fatigued but due to the efforts of
the biologists, the turtle was successfully rescued, and resuscitated.
Yesterday, it was geo-tagged and released back into the Hol Chan Marine Reserve
because the experts believe that it can now survive on its own.
The origin
of the crude oil which the turtle was covered in has still not been established.

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