When scientists confirmed their existence in the San Gabriel River in 2008, the green sea turtles were thought to be oddballs or lost wanderers. Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times AES power plant on Studebaker along the San Gabriel River in Long Beach. AES power plant on Studebaker along the San Gabriel River in Long Beach. L.A. County Department of Public Works employees use a boat to collect trash from the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach. A sea turtle pokes his head above water in the San Gabriel River near the 405 Freeway overpass in Seal Beach.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 05, 2017 12:00 UTC