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Tour de Turtles tracks migration paths

By Washington Examiner
Published August 15, 2014 8:55pm ET
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Tour de Turtles tracks migration paths
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Dan Evans, left, of the Sea Turtle Conservancy, examines the fit of a satellite tracking transmitter being affixed to the the shell of Pine Tyme, a subadult loggerhead sea turtle, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla. Friday afternoon, Pine Tyme is to be released off the Keys to join the Tour de Turtles, a three-month-long "race" that features public online monitoring of the forward progress of 11 sea turtles. Turtle Hospital founder, Richie Moretti, is at right. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman) | Andy Newman

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A loggerhead sea turtle, rehabilitated at The Turtle Hospital, joined a “race” Friday against 10 other turtles after being released on a Florida Keys beach with a satellite-tracking transmitter affixed to its shell.

“Pine Tyme” became the last competitor to join the Tour de Turtles, a three-month-long marathon featuring public online monitoring of the progress of 11 sea turtles.

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