Nearly 600 sea turtle hatchlings released off Florida shore

Kelsey Driscoll
Updated



Marine Turtle Specialists off the coast of Florida released more than 570 baby sea turtles into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. The event, which was a joint effort between the U.S. Coast Guard and the Gumbo-Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, returned a mixture of Loggerhead and Green turtle hatchlings back into the ocean. Both Loggerhead and Green sea turtles are endangered.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the turtles as they were returned to the sea.

Watch the video below to get more information on how you can help endangered turtles:

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