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Lent Ills
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18 Mar 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Lent Ills In the midst of Lent, the conservation group Wildcoast is asking Pope John Paul II to declare that sea turtles are meat, not fish. The group, which focuses on the protecting coastal resources in California and Baja California, says sea turtle populations are hit especially hard during Lent because many Catholics give up meat for the 40-day period. Eating sea turtles during Lent is a longstanding traditi ... |
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| Topics: California, marine life, Mexico, wildlife (all these topics) |
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