Italian environmentalists
released a loggerhead sea turtle back into the sea near Pescara
on Thursday following months of rehabilitation after it was
found washed up on a beach during a storm.
The five-year-old, 40-cm sea turtle of an undefined gender
due to its young age was found on the beach in Giulianova in
March with injuries caused by a fishing net.
Rescue workers reanimated it and took it to the Luigi
Cagnolaro Centre for Recovery and Rehabilitation for Marine
Turtles in Pescara.
After months of treatment and following healthy blood
tests, it was released back into the sea on Thursday.
Once in the water, it started swimming and received a round
of applause from rescuers and others present to see its return
to the sea.
So far in 2015, 40 loggerhead sea turtles have been
recovered along the beaches of Abruzzo and Molise.
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