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HATCHLINGS

What to do when you find a turtle hatchling on the beach

Every year between March and October (they are arriving early this year), loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) emerge from the warm waters of the Indian Ocean to nest on the northern beaches…

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SAFE LANDING: Bayworld aquarium curator Ruth Wright takes receipt of Myrtle at the Port Elizabeth airport after she was flown in from East LondonImage: Supplied
EAST LONDON

Myrtle the flying turtle touches down in PE

Bayworld rehabilitation team takes in tropical vagrant after initial rescue in East London Thanks to care and collaboration, Myrtle the flying turtle is recovering at Bayworld. The green turtle was discovered last week stranded on the…

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