Sea Turtles Bobbing Back From Brink
February 10, 2007 @ 09:06 AM (EST)
Source: Honoluluadvertiser.com
In the life of nearly every Hawaiian green sea turtle hatched at Sea Life Park, a day like yesterday arrives. It's the day they are set free to roam the ocean.
One by one, 16 turtles flippered away from a sandy cove near Makapu'u. Only one in a thousand will reach maturity, the point 20 to 30 years later when they will mate...
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