Over 70 rare turtle hatchlings released after miraculous rescue during Hurricane Michael
Life didn’t start out easy for dozens of diamond terrapin turtle hatchlings.
“It was survival of the fittest right from the start,” said Kris Porter of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife.
More than 70 baby diamondback terrapins turtles were found caught in seaweed that washed up on a Pasco County shoreline after Hurricane Michael. Rescuer Kris Porter says she never saw anything like it.
“Those little guys had to hang onto something during the hurricane waves and that’s what they did,” said Porter.
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