Fishermen in Senegal are teaming up to help protect one of the world’s endangered species, the sea turtle. Green turtles, leatherhead and loggerhead turtles can all be found off the coast of Senegal in West Africa. Turtles have been threatened by pollution, fishing nets, and poaching in the area. Turtles also used to be a […]
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Florida officer saves nearly 100 baby sea turtles from hotel parking lot
A Florida police officer saved nearly 100 baby sea turtles when he gathered the newly hatched creatures from a hotel parking lot and street and released them into the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota officer Derek Conley was on patrol at 1am Saturday when he saw sea turtle hatchlings crawling toward the front door of the […]