Good News! Turtle Saved and Returned to The Sea

Canary Islands

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The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has returned to the sea the 40 kg turtle that washed up in early June on the Jinámar coast wrapped in a mess of fishing nets and plastic, reports the municipal corporation.

The turtle had deep wounds on its neck and fins and, after passing through the Wildlife Recovery Center, it has become the heaviest and largest specimen released in the last 12 years, according to a statement.

The turtle is another victim of the consequences of "turning the oceans into landfills", according to the Minister of the Environment of the Insular Institution.

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