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Tragedy as turtle caught in line mangle PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 February 2010 18:57

north-shore-times.whereilive.com.auFishing line might be thin and seem unsubstantial but it has proved deadly to a turtle in Sailors Bay.

Sailors Bay Sea Scouts saw the devastating effects when they found a green sea turtle that had died a gruesome death last week.

The 80cm turtle was overwhelmingly tangled with fishing lines and strapping. It had lost a flipper, suffered cuts to its neck and was cut to the bone on another flipper.

Sea scout Julia Spragg, 13, witnessed the scene. “The turtle was totally mangled. It had suffered a lot,” she said... Read Full Article by Alex Ward

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