CROW hospital rehabilitates rescued loggerhead sea turtle

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BUMP -- TOSS T(CHRIS AD LIB BUMP -- TOSS TO LISA)CROW CLINIC ON SANIBEL ISGETTING A MUCH NEEDED GRANT TOHELP RESCUE SEA TURTLES.THE CLINIC GOT A GRANT FOR10-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE’FLORIDA SEA TURTLE GRANTSPROGRAM.’IT’S FUNDED BY THE SALES OFSPECIALTY SEA TURTLE FLORIDALICENSE PLATES.THE EXTRA FUNDING WILL ALLOW THECLINIC TO BUY A NEW HOIST,GURNEY, AND SCALE USED TO TREATSICK OR INJURED SEA TURTLES.THIS NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BEESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN TREATINGLOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES... LIKETHIS BIG GIRL!THIS FEMALE LOGGERHEAD WASRESCUED OVER THE WEEKEND...AFTER BEING FOUND FLOATING WITHHER BACK END UP IN THE WATER.IT’S A CONDITION KNOWN AS"BUBBLE BUTTTHE 215 POUND TURTLE WAS GIVENAN I-V AND WAS PUT IN A SHALLOWTANK TO BE MONITORED.IF YOU WANT TO SEE WILDLIFEREHABILITATION FIRST HAND...CROW IS REOPENING TO VIS