I was becoming more dissatisfied with Hawaii s pitiful lack of ecological consciousness. We knew that there were countless more turtles and other marine life dying from the discarded waste of careless fishermen and we vowed to continue searching, and more important documenting. The veterinarian had to cut through major blood vessels in a tricky surgery, but the procedure was successful. This was truly one of the most gratifying releases because the removal the monstrous tumor brought back the beauty of this majestic creature. With neighbors and supporters lined up on the beach, Atlantis made his crawly back into the ocean and we watched him swim away with great pride.
Some days are better than others .
Hawaii In looking back, its amazing just how one statement can snowball into a tremendous sequence of events. He s in bad shape With that we were on a mission to find this turtle. The next morning we have a team of four divers and the search was on. Lauran found a large turtle resting underneath a ledge. He had line wrapped tightly around his right fin.