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One if by land, two if by sea
Overlap in supervision allows sea turtles to slip through the cracks |
Andrew Sharpless |
20 Oct 2007 |
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| Ask any number of surfers, divers, and ocean-goers of all stripes what one of their favorite ocean critters is, and chances are a good percentage of them will mention sea turtles. And who can blame them? Sea turtles are easygoing in nature, and no one can deny that people are drawn to them more so than some of the other creatures swimming down there. However, recent reports show that sea turtle populations -- the loggerhead in particular -- are on the decline. ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, international politics, oceans, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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