THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 12, 1994 TAG: 9410120524
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 22 lines
MORT FRYMAN/Staff
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, one of two turtles set free Tuesday at
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, crawls toward the surf of the
Atlantic Ocean. The turtle, which is an endangered species, was
fitted with a satellite transmitter to track her movements. She had
been caught in fishing nets twice last year. The other turtle
released was a loggerhead, a threatened species. It had been
recuperating at the Baltimore Aquarium since last October, when it
was found ill and floating in Rudee Inlet.
by CNB