Thursday, September 1, 2011

Two Dead Adult Sea Turtles Wash Ashore

Leatherback Turtle
SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C.- Two dead adult sea turtles washed up on the Outer Banks near Southern Shores on Wednesday.

One was a leatherback turtle, the other a loggerhead turtle.  A necropsy was performed on the leatherback turtle by workers at the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education.
Loggerhead Turtle

No cause of death has been determined for either  turtle yet.

Both turtles were disposed of by the Town of Southern Shores after study by turtle eperts.

Source;  http://www.wvec.com/home/Two-sea-turtles-was-ashore-in-Southern-Shores-128846253.html

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sea turtles hatch, sea turtles live, sea turtles die. Move along, nothing to see here.