Man Accused of Killing Sea Turtle
Interesting story came across my desk(top) this morning from The Olympian, a Washington state newspaper.
Not interesting so much because the guy killed a turtle and kept the shell, but because of the location. Apparently he found a green turtle on a beach in Ocean Park, Washington. Pretty amazing when you consider how cold the water is in that area. I would expect Leatherbacks to be about, but not the typically more tropical green turtle.
I wonder how often they turn up in that part of the US?
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I think there is more to this story than was reported in the news item you linked, but Larisa would know better than I.
There is an interesting review of reports of sea turtle in Alaska waters:
Hodge, R. P. and Wing, B. L. 2000. Occurrences of marine turtles in Alaska waters: 1960-1998. Herpetological Review 31: 148-151.
Posted by: matthew | November 21, 2003 11:22 PM
OK, you've peaked my interest. Get Larisa to tell us more about the story...
Posted by: Michael | November 22, 2003 12:30 AM