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Sea Turtles and the Gulf Oil Spill: A Timeline

By Kathryn YaoJul 19th 2010 – 1:21PM

(July 19) -- Since the gulf oil spill began on April 20, organizations such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been working to saving endangered wildlife from the oil-infested waters. The Associated Press is reporting that one such effort (the most massive relocation attempt in history) has led to the release of 56...

Background on Kemps ridley

Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), or Atlantic ridley sea turtle is the rarest sea turtle and is critically endangered.

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