Helping Sea Turtles

 By Nate Feldman

Yesterday in class we read about Sea Turtles.  They are a very old species.  Some lived over 200 million years ago, long before humans were around.  However, sea turtles are now in danger, and their numbers are falling because of human activity.  

The ocean waters are rising because of warmer temperatures.  Sea turtles place their eggs in the sand in beaches, but the rising waters flood the area now.  This destroys their nests.  

Also, the temperatures affect the gender of the turtles.  There are more female turtles because it is warmer.  This is because of global warming.  Male turtles are born with cooler temperatures.  There are less males, now.  

Some people want the turtles to be safe.  Mariana Fuentes is a conservationist and a professor at Florida State University.  She wants to protect the turtle nesting sites, so she created an organization to do this. They protect the nests from other animals and humans.  They also put the eggs from sea turtles in cooler areas.  

This works sometimes.  In the 1990s, there were fewer than 5,000 green sea turtle nests in Florida.  By 2015, the number was under 30,000.  There is still more work to do, however.  

I like sea turtles because they are interesting animals.  I saw them at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.  They are very nice-looking animals.  They were here a long time ago, and I want them to be here in the future, too.  

I want people to take care of the sea turtles since it is important for them and for the world.  I hope that Dr. Fuentes is very successful with her project.  

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