Warning for Roy and eel!

NVBighorn · Jan 8, 2016

You guys be sure to practice safe turtle hunting out there!

Herpes sends rising numbers of sea turtles to hospital

Published: Thursday, January 7, 2016

Florida wildlife officials are reporting more sea turtles in need of medical treatment from a harmful virus.

More turtles are coming down with symptoms of fibropapillomatosis, a herpes virus specific to sea turtles, local officials say.

Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Fla., said the hospital is seeing more cases of the virus in young green sea turtles. The hospital took in 172 sea turtles last year, almost double what it saw in 2014.

The rising numbers may be because of increased pollution and farm runoff, Zirkelbach said.

"Sea turtles are a canary in the coal mine of sort in our oceans," Zirkelbach said. "In the process of saving one of the Earth's most time-honored creatures, we may just be saving ourselves, too."

Zirkelbach said educational programs are also helping residents learn to bring sea turtles to the turtle hospital (William Axford, KeysInfoNet/Miami Herald, Jan. 7). -- SP

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Zeke · Jan 8, 2016

wink wink, safe turtle "hunting". I'm slow but I get it now!

I wonder who transmitted herpes to the turtles while they were "hunting" them.

Be safe,
Zeke

mmwb · Jan 8, 2016

"The rising numbers may be because of increased pollution and farm runoff, Zirkelbach said."

If there is actual evidence to substantiate it, fine. However, these kind of speculative statements to the media often fuel premature, emotion based, regulations and policy.

Roy · Jan 8, 2016

Good lord Eel!!

What the hell have you been doing??

Sheesh.... some guys...

HOOK 'EM!
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NVBighorn · Jan 8, 2016

>"The rising numbers may be because
>of increased pollution and farm
>runoff, Zirkelbach said."
>
>If there is actual evidence to
>substantiate it, fine. However, these
>kind of speculative statements to
>the media often fuel premature,
>emotion based, regulations and policy.
>

mmwb,

You do understand the concept of humor dont you?

[font color="blue"]I don't make the soup,I just stir it.[/font]

DW · Jan 8, 2016

>>"The rising numbers may be because
>>of increased pollution and farm
>>runoff, Zirkelbach said."
>>
>>If there is actual evidence to
>>substantiate it, fine. However, these
>>kind of speculative statements to
>>the media often fuel premature,
>>emotion based, regulations and policy.
>>
>
>mmwb,
>
>You do understand the concept of
>humor dont you?
>
>[font color="blue"]I don't make the soup,I
>just stir it.[/font]

You mean eel wasn't really havein sex with sea turtles?

eelgrass · Jan 8, 2016

I know Roy loves turtles but I never imagined in the physical sense.

And Roy, yes I know you still have a sea turtle tag and no I don't know the address of the hospital. Find a wild one for once.

Feleno · Jan 8, 2016

Probably a bad time to show this but on the back of this photo it has printed "Eel circa 1985"
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