Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger
Before sunrise, Bob Miller uses his hands to carefully excavate a Loggerhead sea turtle nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller is the Sea Turtle Program Manager of the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. The 112 eggs below will be placed in Styrofoam coolers with the white sand. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the egg shell, the eggs must be gently transported to the Atlantic coast where they will be allowed to hatch in the cooler. Wildlife technicians will then release them into the ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)
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