Thursday, September 1, 2011

Two more dead sea turtles wash ashore

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On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 two dead adult sea turtles washed up on the beach at Southern Shores.

One was a leatherback turtle; the other a loggerhead turtle.

A necropsy was performed on the leatherback turtle by Karen Clark, Director of the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education.

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

Both turtles were properly disposed of by the Town of Southern Shores after study by turtle officials

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