Chomper Released!
“Chomper,” the rescued loggerhead sea turtle who had been rehabilitating for five months at the University of New England’s Marine Science Center, was released June 29, 2006 off the coast of Virginia. Following several days of observation at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center the turtle was deemed healthy and returned to its ocean home via Cape Charles at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay by staff and volunteers at the Virginia Aquarium. Chomper was tagged for future identification. Below is a video of the release created by the Virginia Aquarium.
This video is about 7 minutes long. If you are unable to view the movie, please download the most recent, free version of Windows Media Player.