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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Check out our latest story!   Luckiest Sea Turtle Returns to Its Pacific Ocean Home A male green sea turtle, like the one shown here, washed ashore on Vancouver Island, British Columbia last winter. Luckily for "Comber," a name given by the rescue team, he made a full recovery and this fall was released back into his ocean habitat of the coast of southern California. Credit: Jen R/FlickrCC   By Joanna Gilkeson December 12, 2016 In the midst of winter, a green sea turtle suffering from severe hypothermia washed ashore at Combers Beach, located in Canada's Pacific Rim National Park. Parks Canada staff discovered the ailing and nearly lifeless turtle, and quickly transported him to the nearest marine mammal rescue facility. "Comber," named for the beach of its rescue, is the only sea turtle found stranded as far north as Canada, to undergo rehabilitation and survive. While Canada is an unexpected place for a sea turtle to land, the closest rescue facility, the Vancouver Aquarium, had the capacity and expertise to provide Comber a perfect place to recover.   Continue to full story...   Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help   This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825