World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award
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By , on May 5th, 2009 8 comments   Conservation & Environment   , , , , , , , ,  

Deep Sea News is proud to present the Iron Turtle award in partnership with Conservation International and National Geographic. The official press release follows. Academic judges from Deep Sea News have declared a 340 kg leatherback turtle named Cali to be this year’s Iron Turtle award winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009. The . . . → Read More: World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award

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Iron Turtle victory for Cali
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The winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009 Iron Turtle Competition is Cali, a leatherback turtle from Bullis Charter School in Palo Alto, California. The male leatherback turtle placed first and second in two deep diving events; with 148 dives longer than one hour, and five dives deeper than 800 m during the 14 . . . → Read More: Iron Turtle victory for Cali

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