Turtle eggs to be rescued from Gulf

Turtle eggs to be rescued from Gulf

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In an ambitious and unprecedented plan to save wildlife, volunteers in coming weeks will move tens of thousands of turtle eggs from oil-soaked Gulf of Mexico beaches to safety on Florida's Atlantic coast.

The eggs, which could number about 70,000, will be carefully hand-picked, placed in special containers, and driven in temperature-controlled FedEx trucks starting in mid-July, according to the company and rescue officials.

"There are about 700 nests in Florida and the affected area, and the

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At least one of nature's wonderful creatures are saved from the disastrous BP oil spill.

The ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico can be repopulated one it is cleaned up.

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