Volunteers Form Human Wall to Guide Baby Turtles to Sea

Faline · #1 ● 07-08-2013, 03:30 PM

On July 1st, 2013 at 4:00 pm local time, 112 Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings began to climb to the top of their nest in the sand.
The eggs hatched 52 days after laying on the beaches of the Dutch-owned Caribbean island of Bonaire.
In a recent interview with ABC News, Sue Willis, program director of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire stated:

“This group of baby turtles hatched on a beach next to an airport. After the turtles hatch they crawl toward the brightest light they see, which is usually the moon over the ocean. But the airport’s bright lights distract the turtles and make them crawl in the wrong direction. Two years ago we lost an entire group of hatchlings after they crawled onto a busy road”

To insure the baby loggerhead turtles did not crawl in the wrong direction, a human wall of volunteers formed to help guide the hatchlings to see. In exchange for their assistance, the volunteers were able to witness one of nature’s many amazing events.

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