Marine medic
Lynne Byrd (far right) and colleagues release a rehabilitated sea turtle. Credit Mote Marine Laboratory.
Sick marine animals need a very special E.R. — should we call it a SEA-R.? Mote’s animal hospitals have treated hundreds of sea turtles and dozens of dolphins and small whales — patients who arrive with no medical history, no health insurance and no ability to say where it hurts. Lynne Byrd, Mote's Medical Care & Rehabilitation Coordinator, tells Hayley and Joe about the detective work, extensive knowledge and dedicated attitude required to rehabilitate and release marine animals.
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