7 Mar 2023

Kelly Tarltons returns Smee the turtle back into the wild

From Checkpoint, 5:50 pm on 7 March 2023

Smee is back in the sea - a green turtle that spent almost a year in rehab after being accidently hooked on a fishing line has been returned to the wild.

The turtle - named after Captain Hook's best buddy - was patched up first at Auckland Zoo and then looked after by the Kelly Tarlton for months after being rescued near Oomokora in the Bay of Plenty.

Kelly Tarlton's lead turtle rehabilitator Tyler Hall talks to Lisa Owen.

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