The Poor Sea Turtle Problem(s)

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Human behavior has affected the Florida green sea turtles by over hunting and pollution.

Overhunting:

Quoted from Green Turtle, “Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of sea turtles a year are accidentally caught in shrimp trawl nets, on longline hooks and in fishing gillnets.” This means that when people fish, they accidentally catch sea turtles instead of other marine animals. Green Sea Turtle says, “Green sea turtles and their food also face overhunting, including for use in sea turtle soup.” This is an example of when humans hunt green sea turtles on purpose, instead of on accident.

Pollution:

Human Impact on Our Environment says, “According to ‘Air Pollution: Effects on Wild Animals’, air pollution can make animals sick and harm their habitats.” The pollution that gets in the air can also get into the water easily. To add on, light pollution is a danger to green sea turtles too. According to Green Sea Turtle, “Light pollution near beach nesting sites poses a risk to sea turtle hatchlings, which may get confused and crawl toward the light instead of traveling to the ocean.” Cities are very bright at night, and that makes it hard for green sea turtles to get in the ocean.

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Those are two ways how human behavior affects the green sea turtle.

Next time you see a green sea turtle, leave it alone. It still has a whole life to live.