Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Honored As California's New State Marine Reptile

Californians, meet your new state marine reptile: It has white spots, eats its weight in jellyfish and treks across the ocean each year. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that he has signed legislation granting the official status to the Pacific leatherback sea turtle. Environmentalists hope the honor will help the world's largest sea turtle avoid the fate of the official state animal, the now-extinct California grizzly bear.

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Endangered Sea Turtle Airvaced To Hospital

American Airlines provided a free flight to a 123-pound endangered female hawksbill sea turtle blown ashore by Tropical Storm Isaac. She was found on the beach in St. Croix in poor condition, and was flown to a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. Read below for more on this sea turtle rescue.

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