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Researchers search for endangered turtles off Oregon, Washington coasts
An observer peers through a bubble-shaped window in a research plane, on the lookout for signs of endangered leatherback turtles. Photo courtesy of NOAA ASTORIA, Ore. — They can grow to the size of a golf cart and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. They have …