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During his trip, he helped
rescue a turtle, who like
many other turtles had
become trapped in some
fishing line.
Rescuing a Sea Turtle Named Ed
by Ed Stoddard
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Reuters) -- I had come to this
sandy Island on the southeast coast of Texas to do environment
storles, including one on efforts led by a largely volunteer
organization to protect sea turtles. The group, Sea Turtles Inc.,
focuses on protecting the nests and hatchlings of the
endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle but also rescues other
stranded or injured turtles.
Sea Turtles president, Shane Wilson, shares my passion for salt
water fly fishing so we went to the pier on the south side of the
Island just after dawn to try our luck.
We saw a small Atlantic green turtle in obvious distress.
"This is not good," Wilson said as we watched the animal
struggle to get its head above water to breathe. It seemed to be
almost stationary, apparently caught on something.
We tried to use my fly rod to hook the fishing line entangling
the creature and pull it in, but that didn't work. Wilson swam
the 5 yards to the animal, grabbed the fishing line it was caught
on and hauled it in.
The incident drove home how the careless use of fish ne-
thie would have haan dierardor han lore eine stand
The author, Ed Stoddard,
visited South Padre Island
and learned about Sea
Turtles Inc., a volunteer
organization that helps the
endangered Kemp's ridley
sea turtles and rescues any
turtle in need.
They took the turtle to the
Sea Turtles' facility where it
was cared for and named Ed.
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