Turtle Eggs avoid Gulf Oil Danger
Kathy Gault (right) and Bob Miller (left) must walk in step and use a sedan style lifting rig to keep the ride of a Styrofoam cooler containing more than 55 Loggerhead sea turtle eggs, smooth and level as they walk in step across the pristine white sand beach, to their vehicles at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on August 9, 2010. Mr. Miller and Ms. Gault are endangered species biologists with the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron. The cooler is riding on elastic bands of a shipping frame. Because of the critical attachment of the embryo to the inside of the eggshell, the eggs must be gently moved. With equal care the transportation to the Atlantic coast is critical and gentle. At a controlled climate facility, 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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