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Upside-down sea turtle survives after being found by Florida beachgoers, science center says
Read full article: Upside-down sea turtle survives after being found by Florida beachgoers, science center saysA stranded juvenile green sea turtle is on the mend after being found upside down Wednesday morning in Daytona Beach.
Florida men charged with poaching 93 protected sea turtle eggs
Read full article: Florida men charged with poaching 93 protected sea turtle eggsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Two Florida men have been charged with stealing 93 protected sea turtle eggs. Federal prosecutors in West Palm Beach announced charges Monday against Carl Lawrence Cobb, 63, and Bruce Wayne Bivins, 63. According to the criminal complaint, Cobb dropped Bivins off at the Singer Island Beach, just north of Palm Beach, on the night of May 24. Bivins found a sea turtle nest, removed 93 eggs and then called Cobb for a pick-up, officials said. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported seeing the poaching and stopped Cobb's truck.