A man holds a baby Hawksbill turtle at the Old hegg Turtle Sanctuary in Bequia West Indies

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Baby Hawksbill turtles at the Oldhegg Turtle Sanctuary in Bequia West Indies. They take in hatchlings and raise them until they are old enough and large enough to have a better chance of survival. It is not yet known if this will affect their ability to return to a particular beach or not.

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