SEA TURTLE RESCUED IN FLORIDA FINDS A HOME AT THE LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM
Rescued Green Sea Turtle calls Utah home, makes room at turtle hospital for turtles rescued from Gulf Oil Spill
July 27, 2010 Sandy, UT --- A rescued sea turtle will finally find her new home tonight at 7 pm at The Living Planet Aquarium. The 40lb Green Sea Turtle was severely bitten by a large shark and then hit by a boat, and shortly thereafter was rescued by The Turtle Hospital in Florida. It has a large semi-circular wound (approx 12 inches in diameter) on its right side. After a year of care it is still unable to fully submerge and therefore would not survive in the wild on its own, causing it to be non-releasable. In order to assist the turtle with buoyancy, custom made lead weights have been applied to its shell with marine epoxy and Velcro. All turtles float differently and at different angles, therefore the appropriate weight is placed on the back and sides of the shell. Read More. 
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Time: 1:00PM
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