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Truck - Georgia Sea Turtle Center - Monitoring of Rehabilitated Patients

A project of Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

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Truck was released on Jekyll Island at Great Dunes Park.

Background

Arrival: June 15, 2011
Found: GA Bulldog Research Vessel
Weight: 28.8 kg
Rescued by: GA Bulldog crew

Came into the center debilitated and having a moderate load of barnacles
and significant loss of keratin. Truck is female and carries the
CC-A01 haplotype, the most common haplotype on nesting beaches in the south east region.