Sea Turtles Are Coming Back To Their Nesting Sites After Those Have Been Cleaned Of Trash, And It Really Looks Like We Can Save Our World (14 pics)
Sea turtles have roamed the oceans for over 100 million years, but have had it seriously tough since humans started encroaching on their habitats
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When not being caught and eaten in their millions by people looking for an ‘easy catch’
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They end up tangled up in fishing nets
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While climate change, pollution, and development along beaches have destroyed their habitats
Just recently 300 turtles were found dead off the coast of Mexico, likely to have drowned in stray fishing nets
But things are slowly starting to change. A recent study of 299 nesting sites in diverse locations around the world has shown a significant increase in sea turtle nests
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Citizen initiatives like this one in Mumbai, India, are cleaning up beaches to make them suitable for nesting again
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The effort was lead by Lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah
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The UN called it the “world’s largest beach cleanup project,” removing an incredible 5 million kilograms of plastic in 85 weeks
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What was once a putrid dumping ground, waist high in plastics and other trash
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The beach has been transformed
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Into a beautiful coastline where turtles can safely nest
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“I had tears in my eyes when I saw them walking towards the ocean” Mr. Shah said
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Six of the seven species of sea turtle are still considered to be critically endangered however, so there is still plenty of work to do to ensure that these ancient, beautiful creatures don’t disappear from our oceans forever
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