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>>>>>& This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_awELjkT0+j/TqMw0h1s2+g) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline CBC news story=3A http=3A//www=2Ecbc=2Eca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/08/19/ns-leat= herback-turtle-dies=2Ehtml On 08/19/12=2C Helene Van Doninck =3Chelene=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E = wrote=3A =3E Leatherback just reported dead=2C off to AVC I would presume for nec= ropsy=2E Sad =3A( =3E = =3E Helene =3E = =3E On Sun=2C Aug 19=2C 2012 at 12=3A51 AM=2C Helene Van Doninck =3Chele= ne=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A =3E = =3E = =3E =3E = =3E =3E Oops=2C meant to say no jellies in the shubie river=2C apparentl= y these guys regularly feed in Cobequid bay=2E=2E=2E =3E =3E = =3E =3E Last communication with sea turtle people was that they were goi= ng to try again at low tide tonight if they could find it=2E = =3E =3E On Aug 18=2C 2012 10=3A05 PM=2C =22Laurie Murison=22 =3Cgmwhale= =40nbnet=2Enb=2Eca=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E There are actually many jellies and comb jellies (turtle = food) in the BOF but I suspect not up the Shubenacadie River=2E We have = had several sightings of leatherbacks in the last few weeks with one tra= pped in a herring weir=A0but released=2E I was talking to a fisherman wh= o saw a leatherback south of Grand Manan in May with a big jelly in its = mouth=2E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E Hopefully this turtle will be redirected back into deeper w= ater and back out to the Bay=2E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E Laurie Murison =3E =3E =3E Grand Manan=2C NB =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E ----- Original Message ----- = =3E =3E =3E =3E From=3A Helene Van Doninck =3Chelene=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2E= com=3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca = =3E =3E =3E =3E Sent=3A Saturday=2C August 18=2C 2012 9=3A31 PM =3E =3E =3E =3E Subject=3A Re=3A =5BNatureNS=5D ( Sat ) Leatherback Tur= tle/East Hants =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E Update=2C it beached again at low tide this afternoon an= d by the time people found it/got there the tide came in again=2E=2E=2Ea= nd it=27s off again=2E I hope they find it again next low tide as there=27= s no food for it in the bay of fundy=2EI have a feeling this isn=27t goi= ng to end well =3A( = =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E Helene =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E On Sat=2C Aug 18=2C 2012 at 4=3A36 PM=2C Helene Van Don= inck =3Chelene=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Chronicle Herald Story today = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E http=3A//thechronicleherald=2Eca/novascotia/127581-= endangered-reptile-spotted-in-shubenacadie-river = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On Sat=2C Aug 18=2C 2012 at 3=3A13 PM=2C Helene Van= Doninck =3Chelene=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Yep=2C someone called here with the sighting and= we told them to contact the Sea Turtle people=2C apparently they are ei= ther there or on the way=2E=A0 = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Helene = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On Sat=2C Aug 18=2C 2012 at 3=3A01 PM=2C Angela= Joudrey =3Caljoudrey=40eastlink=2Eca=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Hi All=2C =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Thanks Helene for the update=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E I see on the East Hants fb page that there w= as a sighting again around 2 pm and folks were heading out=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Fingers crossed=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =7CAngela in Windsor =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On 08/18/12=2C Helene Van Doninck =3Chelene=2E= birdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Hi Angela=2C someone posted that DFO sa= id the tide took him out to sea=2E=2Ewhich I=27m not sure I believe=2E O= ne would think the incoming tide might push him in further( of course fo= llowed by outgoing tide)=2E In either case if it=27s still in the Bay of= Fundy that far in =2C not much food for it=2E I was talking to the Leat= herback people at Dal and their main researcher was in Cape Breton but w= as driving up to see if they could spot it=2E I also called a few of the= river rafting groups to ask them to keep an eye out as I imagine if it = beaches again it will be at low tide=2E I haven=27t heard anything since= yesterday and told the Dal people I would be willing to help if it beac= hed again ( not that I can do much being that my experience with leather= backs is ummm zero =3A)=2E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Also had several people who know the ar= ea to go check and havent heard anything=2C still not sure who took the = original picture and what time it was taken=2E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E FYI=2C the =23 for leatherback sighting= s is=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E 1-888-729-4667(tel=3A1-888-729-4667)=2E= = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Helene =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On Fri=2C Aug 17=2C 2012 at 9=3A53 PM=2C= AngelaJoudrey =3Caljoudrey=40eastlink=2Eca=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Hi there=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Do you know if they were able to loc= ate it=3F By following the posts on the fb page=2C the last I saw was th= at there were no sightings=2E=2E=2E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Thanks = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Angela =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On 08/17/12=2C Helene Van Doninck =3C= helene=2Ebirdvet=40gmail=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E I Just contacted the leatherb= ack people at Dal=2C they are going to investigate and hoping to send DF= O to help get it back in the water if still alive=2E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Helene =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E On Fri=2C Aug 17=2C 2012 at 1= 0=3A06 AM=2C Christopher Majka =3Cc=2Emajka=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E wro= te=3A =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E Hi Angela=2C = =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E =3E = =3E =3E =3E =