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With people in quarantine, sea turtles reach the sea and defend themselves. Stock Photography.
Quarantine regulations force millions of people to stay home to curb the spread of the coronavirus. And some that thrive without human company are sea turtles.
Public beaches along with reduced debris give them peace of mind to lay eggs, reports CBS News.
– We are excited to see our turtles feel good in this environment. Our world has changed, but these turtles have been doing it for millions of years and it is only reassuring and gives us hope that the world is still happening, “Sarah Hirsch, head of research at a marine institute in Florida, told WPEC.
It will be a good year for sea turtles, says Hirsch, who also says that with fewer people on the beaches, turtles are suitable for mating closer to land, which is safer for them.
All seven species of sea turtles are threatened. According to the American scientific agency NOAA, the greatest threats facing sea turtles in the United States are damage to nesting sites, being mistakenly caught by fishermen, being trapped in the rubble and being beaten in the sea.
David Godfrey of the Sea Turtle Conservancy tells CBS News that because fewer people, boats and cargo ships are now moving, turtle risks are inadvertently killed.
“Any reduced human presence on the beach also means there will be less debris and other plastics entering the marine environment,” Godfrey writes in an email to CBS.
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