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Scientists at work: Helping endangered sea turtles, one emergency surgery at a time

  • Written by John Thomason, Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Mississippi State University
Scientists at work: Helping endangered sea turtles, one emergency surgery at a timeKemp's ridley sea turtles are an endangered species that live and nest in the Gulf of Mexico.National Park Service/WikimediaCommons

“Help! I’m fishing and just caught a huge sea turtle. She’s completely swallowed my hook.” We are two veterinarians, Debra Moore, who specializes in sea turtles, and John Thomason, who...

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