Sea Turtle Entangled in Ghost Net Rescued

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This video shows the detrimental effects of so-called ghost nets on marine animals.
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Help Me Continue My Work of Saving Sea Turtles!
If you like what I am doing, please consider helping me to continue protecting and researching sea turtles. I cannot do it without your help. It only takes 500 of you, who can spare a fancy coffee per month, to make a real change. Download the new MilkyWire app and join me in saving sea turtles.
Thank you, you are amazing!

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Video Credit and Copyright: Christine Figgener
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This past 9th of August 2016, my research team once again encountered a sea turtle in distress.
We found an exhausted olive ridley female swimming close to our research boat and she was dragging a huge bulk of discarded fishing net behind her. Parts of it were wrapped around her throat and had already started to cut into her flesh.
We took her onboard our boat, cut-off the net, and disinfected her cuts with iodine. Due to the knowledge of the scarcity of sea turtle rehab facilities and lack of expert care for injured sea turtles in Costa Rica, we released the female back into the water since she seemed otherwise healthy and strong.

As biologists, we don't actively seek out injured wildlife, but our research happens to position us at the front-lines of reality looking at the detrimental effects of human impact on wildlife.
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Our research is approved by the US IACUC and is conducted under research permits issued by the Costa Rican government, MINAE/SINAC and CONAGEBio.

At this point, I would like to thank again everyone that donated to my GoFundMe Campaign during the past year! Without you, this field season 2016 wouldn't have been possible and we wouldn't have been to the right time at the right place to help. Thank you!

If you are interested in following my adventures in the world of marine turtles and ocean conservation, make sure to also follow me on Social Media:

Christine Figgener, PhD

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На это не возможно смотреть без слез. Спасибо, тем кто помогает и спасает тех, кому так нужна эта помощь.

ІренР
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To those of you out there, willing to stand forward as these folks have, thank you, so very much, for being here.

DOAMunroe
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Maaaan, I can't believe how many videos there are here on YouTube with people rescuing sea life from nets and hooks. It's appalling! Thanks for your work and efforts

kurojin
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Thank you so much for caring and saving him. Well done to you. You make the world a better place.

jamestowell
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Thank you all so much for saving the turtle he would have died if you hadn’t helped him thank you may god bless you all

Gemini-sbmv
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God bless these people



We need more people like this in the world

adriannashelton
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God bless u and all the animals on this earth🐳🐙🐢♥️

emriasmr
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Большое вам человеческое спасибо, что помагаете да нет спасаете этих красивых животных.

ЭдикЛобанов-яв
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The way the turtle started taking deep breaths after the rope was cut 😓

TacosEverOfficial
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it was BEAUTIFUL to see when he took his first real breath

fredrikh
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Did a great job 🤝🤝.. EARTH need more heroes like you

saurabhsharma
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Once the net was cut within moments the turtle calmed down.
Seems the turtle knew they were there to help.
Wonderful people

richardneville
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Some of these turtles live 400 years, this act of kindness could go generations past these people's lives. Goodness continues after death for sure.

BlakeS-knqc
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At 1:39 turtle understood that they are helping and stop struggling

dhillonparamjeet
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Я очень люблю животных, мне больно смотреть как они страдают, я верю что любовь и добро спасет мир.

orest_viking
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My heart breaks for these unfortunate creatures. Humans need to clean up their act! We dump garbage on land, sea and space. I'm so glad you were there to help out! You are my heroes!

blacksunshine
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Beautiful woman, talking to the turtle and apologizing. Touches my heart.

darkgoddess
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Parabéns a toda equipe por esse salvamento. A nossa raça humana tá cada dia mais ferrando o planeta

carpediem
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I can't understand people who dislikes this kind of videos

fran-qceg
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Thanks so much I'm crying I'm glad your saving the turtle

Perezz