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Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.

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Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.

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  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepares to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy, inspect a female loggerhead turtle before returning it to the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Wilson. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, prepares to launch a boat in order to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy, and Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy, and Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, watch for a released female loggerhead turtle to resurface after being released into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, jokes with Dr. Jeff Schmid, Environmental Research Manager for the Conservancy, as they travel to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found on a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News A female loggerhead turtle rests in a transportation bin before being returned to the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, sprays a female loggerhead turtle with water to keep her cool as local researchers prepare to release the turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, takes photos of Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy, left, and Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, as they prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy, left, and Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, gets a thumbs-up from Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing with the Conservancy, from the dock, as they prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Wilson. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, prepare to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Dr. Jeff Schmid, Conservancy of Southwest Florida's Environmental Research Manager, prepares to launch a boat in order to release a female loggerhead turtle into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.
  • Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News Holly West, Mott Marine Laboratory Sea Turtle Care Coordinator, left, and Kelly Sowers, Nature Center Supervisor with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, watch for a released female loggerhead turtle to resurface after being released into the wild off Gullivan Key in the Ten Thousand Islands on Thursday, April 5, 2012. The turtle was a research turtle found in a nest on Sanibel by Florida Atlantic University researchers, according to Barbara Wilson, Director of Marketing for the Conservancy. The turtle release was a joint coordination by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory who have cared for the loggerhead turtle since it was a hatchling.

A female loggerhead sea turtle that was raised in captivity was released in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday.

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