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Liberal_in_LA

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4. Awww. Poor turtles. Thanks to the people who are helping them

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:27 PM

Feb 2016

"In 2012 it was rare to have a turtle coming in with tumors on both eyes. By fall of 2013 almost every turtle that came in with this virus had both eyes covered with tumors."

After spending a year in the hospital's pools, tumor-free, the turtles may be released.

But if the lesions get into the kidneys and lungs, there is no way to save them.

These days, just one in five green sea turtles with fibropapillomatosis will make it back out to the wild, says Zirkelbach.

"They are just too sick."

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Sea turtles with tumors fill Florida hospital [View all] WhiteTara Feb 2016 OP

Maybe the COREXIT BP used in the GoM is doing its thing. eom Mika Feb 2016 #1

oh, that is a good point! WhiteTara Feb 2016 #2

I'm in SE Floriduh. I don't eat seafood anymore. Mika Feb 2016 #3

I'm in complete agreement with you there. cwydro Feb 2016 #5

It could play a role, but ultimately it's the viral infection NickB79 Feb 2016 #6

Awww. Poor turtles. Thanks to the people who are helping them Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #4