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Sea Turtle Facts |
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page list interesting facts about Sea Turtles. Feel free to take these
facts and use them for education, public awareness, school projects, or
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If you are
a baby turtle, the odds of survival aren’t good!
Only 1 in 1,000 sea turtles survives
from hatching to adulthood! Birds, crabs, dogs, mongoose, and fish
eat hatchlings. So, when one adult turtle dies, its like having
thousands and thousands of hatchlings die. |
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Hatchling sea turtles find their way to the sea by moving towards
the brightest light, which usually they think is reflection of the
moon or stars on the ocean.
Too much light from your business, house, flashlight, or car will
cause hatchlings to move toward the light and away from the sea.
The more time the hatchlings spend on land the greater the chance of
them getting eaten by mongoose, crabs, dogs, cats and birds.
Sometimes lights will attract the hatchling to a road where cars run
over them. |
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When Sea Turtles come to nest on a beach, they will swim along the
shore at the surface, looking for a good nesting spot before
emerging from the water. If you are traveling in a boat close to
shore, please go slowly and watch for turtles. |
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Sea Turtles breathe air and if they are caught in fishing line or in
a net, they will drown? Monofilament fishing line takes over 600
years to biodegrade.
Please pick up any stray fishing line, gear or other trash you find
in the water or on the beach, it may just save a turtle’s life!!! |
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Leatherback sea turtles eat jellyfish. They can easily mistake a
plastic bag for a jellyfish. If they swallow it, they can
suffocate, or starve to death. |
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It’s illegal to harm or touch, or harrass a sea turtle. You can be
fined up to $10,000 and put in jail if you harm a sea turtle. |
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When baby sea turtles getting ready to emerge from their nest, they
will gather just below the sand surface and wait for night fall. If
you were to drive or walk on the beach before they come out of the
nest, you can crush and kill them. |
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You can report any sick, dead, or stranded sea turtle, or marine
mammal to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Response (STAR) network at:
1-877-3-TURTLE |
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