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Jacqueline Litzgus

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings swim in a tank at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center before being taken to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel for release, Monday, July 27, 2015, in Boca Raton, Fla. More than 600 Loggerhead hatchlings, nine Green sea turtle hatchlings, three rehabilitated Loggerhead post-hatchling and one Hawksbill post-hatchling sea turtle were released onto free-floating sargassum seaweed offshore. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (AP)

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Jacqueline Litzgus