Seawalls on Singer Island Harms Sea Turtles
Today’s main news is related to the seawall constructed on Singer Island by condominium associations. Turtle conservations groups filled a formal notice in order to sue the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for authorizing such a harmful project. Read more about it in section Ecology. The good news for today are found in section Conservation where you can read more about the release of 4 endangered sea turtles at West Dennis Beach and the rescue of another turtle in Thailand. If you don’t know what the Camp Shelby is, please go to section Ecology and find out about it.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Three Kemp’s ridleys turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle were released yesterday at West Dennis Beach
In Thailand a tourist saved a tangled sea turtle
Ecology
Turtle conservation groups from Florida want to sue the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for building a seawall on Singer Island
The Camp Shelby Environmental Office Staff not only trains soldiers it also protects the environment by preserving natural resources.
Miscellaneous
A sea turtle rescued in Denia named Diana is now heading to Ibiza
Did You Know…
The Green Sea Turtle is named after the green color of the fat under its shell
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Photo from USFWS
