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Vol. 27, No. 7   What's this?

Flotsam & Jetsam

from the July, 2012 issue of Undercurrent  

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Turtle Freed for Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee. The Cayman Turtle Farm said it is freeing a 60-year-old turtle to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the British throne. The turtle, known as Sir Thomas Turtleton, weighs more than 600 pounds and has been used to breed for more than 30 years. He was released in North Sounds, the largest protected bay on Grand Cayman, and will be tracked by satellite. Sir Thomas served his Queen well but doesnt' she deserve more than one free turtle, given her long reign -- and the need to replenish our oceans?...