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Hundreds of baby turtles saved from Jersey Shore storm drains
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Baby turtles rescued
Volunteers rescued 826 diamondback terrapin hatchlings from storm drains and turned them over to Stockton University. (By The Associated Press/video from Stockton University)
GALLOWAY, N.J. - Hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings that spent the winter hiding from the cold in subterranean nests only to end up stuck in storm drains along the Jersey Shore are now in the good hands of wildlife experts.
Volunteers rescued 826 tiny turtles from drains in Margate, Ventnor, and Ocean City and turned them over to Stockton University s Head Start program, according to a