According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green sea turtles had the second-highest nesting season on record for Florida, with 61,708 nests as of the August update. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that green sea turtles have improved in status from "Endangered" to "Least Concern." — https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/green-sea-turtles-endangered-no-longer/69119197

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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This could be a pyrrhic victory though, because the warming earth is causing sea turtles to all be born female. Which will result in a temporary population boom (what we're seeing now), followed by a total collapse:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7288305/

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    We're dead serious about construction and lighting on the beach not endangering their egg laying. Looks like it paid off!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    This is indeed good news.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal will be happy to hear he's allowed to drown them again

    But fr this is great

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Everyone liked that.

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  • "We and our 1246 technology partners..." lmao no

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