Photo By/Credit
Strawser, Bonnie/USFWS
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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July 12, 2010 Gulf Shores, AL - Alabama's first sea turtle nest to transfer to Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Each egg was marked on the top before it was moved, to ensure the egg was not rotated during the transfer process. Jostling could dislodge or break sensitive membranes within the egg, causing the unhatched turtle to die. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS