
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Eric Reyier with Innovative Health Applications LLC, left, and James Lyon with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) help a green sea turtle move into deeper water at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. The female turtle, weighing about 350 pounds, became stuck on an impoundment in fresh water near NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. The refuge, located on Kennedy property, is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fish and 65 amphibians and reptiles. Photo credit: NASA/Carl Winebarger
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October 14, 2010
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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