Sunday, August 16, 2009

4,000 Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles Get a Helping Hand Out to Sea

4,000 Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles Get a Helping Hand Out to Sea
by Jaymi Heimbuch, San Francisco, California
Science & Technology
08. 6.09 Link to full article below

One of the most dangerous parts of a sea turtle's life is getting from the nest where it hatched out into the open ocean. The event is even more worrisome when you're an endangered species, such as is the case with loggerheads. So it's exciting to say that thanks to the help of 70 volunteers, more than 4,000 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings made it out to sea.

Turtle Care Sunshine Coast and Coolum Coast Care tracked 56 nesting sites this year along Sunshine Coast in Australia, helping protect them from predators during incubation, then helping the baby turtles hatching from the nests make it safely to the water.

To read the full article:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/4000-baby-loggerhead-sea-turtles-get-a-helping-hand-out-to-sea.php?dcitc=weekly_nl


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