A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling makes the arduous journey to the ocean on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The island provides protection for several endangered and threatened species, such as loggerheads, American bald eagles, and American alligators.

Photo by Becky Skiba, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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