A Year After Boats Shatter His Shell, Turtle Swims Free!

It’s a 2011 story, back on popular demand on Care2:�http://www.care2.com/causes/a-year-after-boats-shatter-his-shell-turtle-swims-free.html

Hundreds of supporters cheered on August 3rd as Andre, a 177 pound green sea turtle, crawled into the water and swam out of sight. A year ago no one was predicting he could be saved.

In June 2010, Andre was found on a Juno Beach sandbar, his shell shattered by two different propellers.�Associated Press reported, �More than three pounds of sand were inside him, along with at least a couple of crabs, a raging infection and a collapsed lung. His spinal cord was exposed, pneumonia was plaguing him and death seemed certain.�

Fortunately for Andre, help was a few miles away. The staff at�Loggerhead Marinelife Center�specialize in conserving threatened and endangered sea turtles. Loggerhead veterinarian Dr. Nancy Mettee and her team set to work on the immediate, life-threatening injuries.

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Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2013/09/25/a-year-after-boats-shatter-his-shell-turtle-swims-free/

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