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\"IMG_5721\"<\/a>The third day of the program, we all went out on the boats to try to catch some sea turtles. \u00a0We were all excited, because that was the main reason we were there. \u00a0We left the beach at 8:00 am and then took a short boat ride to a nearby beach to catch the turtles. \u00a0The first thing we did was put the turtle nets in the water before going to shore. \u00a0Two nets were placed in the water and attached together to make a 180 meter long net.<\/p>\n

Once the nets were in position and untangled, everyone headed to the shore to wait and the boats went back to the nets to watch for turtles. Some of us decided to go on a walk in search of sloths and some stayed on the shore.<\/p>\n

About 10 minutes later, the boats came rushing back to shore to pick us up and retrieve the turtle that has swam into the net. \u00a0We were all excited because we had just caught our first turtle of the trip in less than 10 minutes! The turtle was untangled from the net and the research assistants pulled him into the boat and brought him to shore.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5766\"<\/a>He was a hawksbill turtle with a tracker attached to his carapace. The tracker was no longer sending out signals, so it was decided that it should be removed.<\/p>\n

Blood and tissue samples were taken from the turtle, and the veterinarian preformed a gastric lavage, to see what he had been eating. \u00a0After that, the turtle was weighed and measured and the tracker was cut off to be sent in for repairs. The poor turtle was finally released back into the ocean.<\/p>\n

We did not catch another turtle that day, but we were able to see dolphins, and we did find the sloth we were looking for! \u00a0I was so excited that we were able to catch a turtle, and I was amazed about how beautiful they are up close!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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