♪ MUSIC ♪ WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD LAUNCH PAD.

TODAY WE'RE CHECKING OUT SOME OF GEORGIA'S COOLEST JOBS AND RESCUING SEA TURTLES.

WE'RE VISITING THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER AT JEKYLL ISLAND.

A PRETTY GREAT PLACE TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS OR EVEN A CAREER IF YOU'RE LUCKY.

SO LET'S LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE PLACE.

Man 2: THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER IS AN AWESOME PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME LEARN ABOUT SEA TURTLES AS WELL AS SHOWCASES THE ESSENCE OF CONSERVATION.

WE DO REHAB, RESCUE AND RESEARCH.

Woman 1: THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER IS A FANTASTIC PLACE FOR SEA TURTLES TO BE REHABILITATED AND HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY RELEASED.

THEY GET THE BEST HEALTHCARE THAT I'VE SEEN FOR SEA TURTLES OUT THERE.

IT'S ALSO IN AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATION FACILITY.

Kids: TURTLES RULE!

AND THESE FOLKS REALLY WALK THE WALK.

OR IS IT SWIM THE SWIM?

AHEM, ON A TYPICAL DAY, YOU'LL FIND A PATIENT, LIKE SENDAK HERE, GETTING A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS.

Man 2: TODAY WAS SENDAK, A SUB ADULT LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE'S WEEKLY EXAM.

Man 3: SENDAK IS PROBABLY 15 TO 18 YEARS OLD.

Man 2: WE CALL HER A DEBILITATED LOGGERHEAD.

Man 3: IT JUST MEANS THE TURTLE IS IN A STARVATION TYPE OF SITUATION.

THERE CAN BE A LOT OF CAUSES TO THAT.

Man 2: SO TODAY SHE CAME OUT AND WE SCRAPED ON HER SHELL TO REMOVE ALL OF THE SCAB MATERIAL AND MAKE WAY FOR NEW HEALING Man 3: WE PUT BOND CEMENT WITH ANTIBIOTICS ON THE WOUNDS.

Man 2: WHILE SHE WAS OUT WE ALSO COLLECTED BLOOD, GOT A WEIGHT ON OUR ANIMAL SO WE CAN MONITOR HER HEALTH.

AND SHE'S STEADILY IMPROVING.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

SO HOW DO YOU GET INTO THE SEA TURTLE BUSINESS?

Woman 1: I'D ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN MEDICINE.

HOWEVER, BEING IN A HUMAN HOSPITAL WASN'T MY FAVORITE PLACE.

I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE TREATING SICK HUMANS.

BUT I'D ALWAYS LOVED ANIMALS.

AND I'D CONSIDERED BEING A VET, CONSIDERED BEING A MARINE BIOLOGIST.

AT THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ABILITY TO PRACTICE MEDICINE TO TREAT SO MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES.

Man 2: I WANTED TO WORK WITH THE COOL ANIMALS, EXOTICS, WILDLIFE, BE IN CONSERVATION MEDICINE, SO REPTILES IN PARTICULAR.

WENT TO DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM THEN WORKED AS AN INTERN WITH THE TEAM THERE.

CAME HERE AND GET TO WORK WITH SEA TURTLES AND GATORS, SNAKES.

SO IT'S PRETTY DIVERSE.

I'D SAY.

WHAT OTHER KINDS OF JOBS CAN YOU GET WORKING WITH ANIMALS?

Man 2: IF YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ANIMALS YOU CAN BE A PARK RANGER, YOU CAN BE AN EDUCATOR, YOU CAN WORK AT A VARIETY OF REHAB FACILITIES WORKING WITH WILD, WILD ANIMALS.

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.

I LIKE THAT ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES WORKING WITH WILD ANIMALS .

Man 1: WE LIKE TO KEEP THE WILDLIFE WILD ON JEKYLL ISLAND.

YA SPEAKING OF THAT, IS ANY OF THIS STUFF DANGEROUS?

Man 2: I WAS ONCE BIT BY A NEARLY DEAD SEA TURTLE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

YOU WERE SAYING?

Man 2: IT WAS PRETTY PAINFUL AND I DIDN'T HAVE SENSATION IN THE TIP OF MY FINGER FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.

OKAY.

IF OCCASIONALLY GETTING BITTEN BY A SEA TURTLE IS THE DOWNSIDE OF WORKING HERE, WHAT'S THE BEST PART?

Man 4: THIS IS, AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS, A REALLY COOL JOB.

I GET TO SPEND DAYS OUTSIDE, WORKING WITH WILDLIFE, INTERACTING WITH NATURE.

SOME PEOPLE JUST AREN'T MEANT TO BE IN AN OFFICE ALL THE TIME, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PEST PARTS OF THIS JOB FOR ME.

Man 2: I COME TO WORK AND IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY.

AND TO KNOW THAT I'M REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE ANIMALS, IT'S JUST VERY REWARDING.

WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THOSE ANIMALS AND GETTING THEM BACK INTO THE WILD IS OUR MISSION.

EVEN THE WORST DAYS HERE ARE PRETTY AMAZING AND ONE OF THE BEST JOBS YOU COULD HAVE.

WHICH PRETTY MUCH GETS US BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED.

BUT DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE COOL GEORGIA JOBS TO SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD LAUNCH PAD.

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