Florida Officials Remind People Not To Throw Gopher Tortoises Into Ocean

Geo Beats 2015-04-08

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Wildlife officials in Florida are thankful that there are people out there who want to help tortoises out, but advise that tossing them into the ocean isn’t always the right thing to do. That’s because not all of them can swim.

Wildlife officials in Florida are thankful that people want to help turtles and tortoises out, but advise that tossing them into the ocean isn’t always the right thing to do. 

That’s because not all of them can swim. 

The announcement comes in the wake of two possible accidental drownings and one confirmed close call. 

It appears that the baby animals released into the waters were not sea turtles, as the good Samaritans believed, b

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