The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating whether a surfer who posed for a photograph while riding a green sea turtle in Hawaii has violated the federal Endangered Species Act. O’Brien also posted a message to his detailing the threat to green sea turtles from fibropapillomatosis, a virus that causes tumor growth and has damaged turtle populations worldwide. The picture shows O’Brien straddling the turtle’s back. Pat Opay, NOAA endangered species branch head, says the agency .
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