

Happy together: Orphaned turtles and kids who set them free


By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press STONE HARBOR, New Jersey (AP) — The circle of life was on vivid display on June 8 at the Jersey Shore in a way that even the youngest children could understand. Seventeen young turtles that had been raised from eggs retrieved from the smashed bodies of mothers killed on roads were released back into the wild by a class of kindergartners. It was part of a program that