Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Created: February 24th, 2015 - 08:09 AM
Last Modified: February 24th, 2015 - 08:09 AM Entered by: Micah Corlew
Record 216505
Last Modified: February 24th, 2015 - 08:09 AM Entered by: Micah Corlew
Record 216505
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Country: United States |
State: Florida |
County: Pinellas County |
Time: 2015-02-23 16:30:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Coastal Mangrove |
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It was found only four feet from the open water in a calm inlet. We speculate it had already sustained some illness or injury which drove it up shore. The area is rich with both raccoons and osprey so I sickly turtle in the shallows would probably get fished out rather quickly.
Interesting - do you think it became trapped in the mangroves?