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Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold

Intake: 2/29/20

Species: Green

Weight: 98 lbs (44.8 kg)

Reason:  Floating / Boat Stike

Gender: N/A


2/29/20: Intake: This Green turtle was found floating at Alligator Reef in Islamorada. The Rescuers named it after a

Aldo Leopold Nature Center, non-profit nature center located in Monona, Wisconsin. Aldo Leopold was known as “Father of Wildlife Ecology for the US Wilderness Systems”. Best known for Idea on Land Ethnics.

4/22/20 UPDATE: Released from Sombrero Beach.