Sea turtle may become California’s official marine reptile: Bill would make the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle the state’s official marine reptile, joining the garibaldi (marine fish), California poppy (flower), and saber-toothed cat (fossil).
Photo: A leatherback turtle prepares to nest and lay her eggs in Playa Caletas on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast in 2004. A proposal in California would make Pacific leatherback sea turtles the state’s official marine reptile. Credit: Project for the Conservation of Marine Turtles
I’d totally vote for you if I was still a resident, dude!
(via discoverynews)
Just when I thought my state couldn’t get any cooler…
Sea turtle may become California’s official marine reptile: Bill would make the endangered Pacific leatherback sea...
F yeah, turtles!