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POPEYE THE TURTLE SUCCESSFULLY RETURNS TO THE OCEAN DESPITE LOSING A FLIPPER
A hawksbill turtle named Popeye has been successfully released back into the ocean after making an extraordinary recovery from a life-threatening injury at our rescue centre in Nosara, Costa Rica. Last month, Popeye arrived in our care with a devastating injury to his front flipper after becoming severely entangled in a discarded fishing net. The damage to the flipper was catastrophic and, despite every effort to save it, our veterinary team determined that amputation was the

IAR Costa Rica News
Aug 30
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