Slicker Than a Turtle Egg

The oil leaking from the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana is stopped, at least for the time being. That brings hope that cleanup efforts and wildlife conservation efforts may finally put an end to this horrible disaster before an entire ecological system is wiped out!

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday that the first group of endangered sea turtle hatchlings have been successfully released into the Atlantic Ocean. This is part of an effort to save the threatened and endangered species from succumbing to the oily waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The overall plan is to remove approximately 70,000 eggs from nests along the beaches of Alabama and Florida before they hatch. Scientists believe this may be the best way to save an already dwindling species. To read more about the sea turtle rescue, click here.