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Sea Turtles are Attracted to Stinky Plastic
Sea turtles around the world are threatened by marine plastic debris, mostly through ingestion and entanglement. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology have new evidence to explain why all that plastic is so dangerous for the turtles: they mistake the scent of stinky plastic for food. “We found that loggerhead sea turtles respond to […]
LED Lit Fishing Nets Can Save Sea Turtles
Scientists at the University of Exeter have come up with a simple and cost-effective solution to prevent sea turtles from getting caught in fishing nets. They have found that attaching green LEDs to fishing nets can help reduce the sea turtle deaths by 64 percent. The lights do not have any effect on the number […]
Turtle Nesting Sites facing the Heat
For turtles, nesting grounds are the most secure place on earth. They may be wandering all across the world oceans throughout the year, but it is here that they come year after year to lay eggs and bring the next generation into the world. Sadly, marine scientists have found that turtle nesting grounds in many parts of the world, including India are vanishing due to climate change. What is even more distressing is that many of these may have already faced irreparable damage.