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Save the Sea Turtles!

Target:
to save the sea turtles that are constantly dying
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Marine turtles are caught worldwide, despite it being illegal to hunt most of the species in many countries. Every living species of the sea turtle is endangered. Long- line fishing has been blamed for some of the accidental sea-turtle deaths. Another danger comes from marine debris, especially from abandoned fishing nets in which they can become entangled.Beach development is another area which poses threats to sea turtles. Since sea turtles return to the same beach locations to nest, if these areas are developed they may be left with nowhere to nest, or their nesting locations may be threatened by human activity. Therefore, there has been a movement to protect these areas, in some cases by special police. In some areas, such as the east coast of Florida, after the adult turtles lay their eggs, they are dug up and relocated to special fenced nurseries where they can be protected from beach traffic. Moreover, global warming can also cause a threat to sea turtles. Since temperatures in the sands define the sex of the turtle while developing in the egg, many feared rising temperatures would only produce one sex, but more research remains to be done in order to understand how climate change might affect sea turtle gender distribution. So, therefore I hope you understand that the sea turtle is a beutiful living creature and we should respect that fact.
Marine turtles are caught worldwide, despite it being illegal to hunt most of the species in many countries. Every living species of the sea turtle is endangered. Long- line fishing has been blamed for some of the accidental sea-turtle deaths. Another danger comes from marine debris, especially from abandoned fishing nets in which they can become entangled.Beach development is another area which poses threats to sea turtles. Since sea turtles return to the same beach locations to nest, if these areas are developed they may be left with nowhere to nest, or their nesting locations may be threatened by human activity. Therefore, there has been a movement to protect these areas, in some cases by special police. In some areas, such as the east coast of Florida, after the adult turtles lay their eggs, they are dug up and relocated to special fenced nurseries where they can be protected from beach traffic. Moreover, global warming can also cause a threat to sea turtles. Since temperatures in the sands define the sex of the turtle while developing in the egg, many feared rising temperatures would only produce one sex, but more research remains to be done in order to understand how climate change might affect sea turtle gender distribution. So, therefore I hope you understand that the sea turtle is a beutiful living creature and we should respect that fact.

We the Undersigned,
 

I am working to help save the Green sea turtles, and help the specis stay alive fo hopefully another 1,000 years.They are constantly dying because of endless pollution  to the sea and long-line fishing.Thank you for reading this and i hope you will sign my petetion.

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We signed the "Save the Sea Turtles!" petition!
# 146:
8:39 pm PDT, Aug 12, Sherri Bessire, Texas
# 145:
7:49 pm PDT, Aug 2, Laurel Watson, Arizona
# 144:
10:15 am PDT, Aug 1, Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 143:
8:15 am PDT, Jul 31, Andi Alnwick, New York
# 142:
8:43 am PDT, Jul 4, Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
# 141:
7:49 pm PDT, Jun 30, Katherine Hile, Texas
Sea turtles are beautiful creatures and play a part in the ecosystem.
# 140:
1:52 pm PDT, Jun 7, Summer Clackum, Georgia
i'll try to do all i can to help sea turtles
# 139:
1:59 pm PDT, Jun 5, Ines Seidel, Germany
# 138:
4:54 pm PDT, May 31, Maria Dixon, Spain
# 137:
10:06 pm PDT, May 28, Rachel Spath, California
# 136:
4:23 pm PDT, May 27, Emily Brockschmidt, Kentucky
# 135:
2:58 pm PDT, May 26, Name not displayed, Oregon
# 134:
9:15 pm PDT, May 25, Sophie Szeferowicz, France
Target someone important.
# 133:
1:31 pm PDT, May 24, Irena Nikoloska, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
# 132:
12:15 pm PDT, May 24, Alexandra SUSINI, France
# 131:
4:30 pm PDT, May 22, Jennifer Streeter, Arizona
# 130:
3:02 pm PDT, May 19, Callie West, Florida
we need to help the sea turtles because, they cant help themselves
# 129:
10:55 am PDT, May 19, Gina Cogeasca, Romania
# 128:
4:48 pm PDT, May 16, Anne Seidel, Germany
Please save these wonderful creatures who have inhabited this Earth for so many million years! If you really want to help turtles, please visit http://www.adoptaseaturtle.com/ You can symbolically "adopt" a turtle that has been saved from a fisher's net or even adopt a whole nest of little hatchlings. All the money will go to a turtle rescue station and you will receive information about the turtle(s) whose rescue you sponsored. It's really worthwhile!
# 127:
4:32 pm PDT, May 16, Jenny Oestli, Norway
Keep up the good work!
# 126:
4:42 am PDT, May 16, Gabriel Rinaldi, Indonesia
# 125:
9:39 am PDT, May 15, Bill Dewlaney, California
# 124:
2:04 pm PDT, May 12, Giuliana Gorlei-Pittsey, Italy
# 123:
8:25 pm PDT, May 11, Jillyanne Michelle Cape, Missouri
# 122:
6:12 pm PDT, May 11, Jennifer Gardner, Florida
# 121:
5:53 am PDT, May 11, Chantal Chavassieux, France
# 120:
3:30 am PDT, May 11, Andrée Hussard, France
# 119:
3:05 am PDT, May 11, Annie Bertrand, France
# 118:
11:01 pm PDT, May 10, Kara .C, Australia
# 117:
9:21 pm PDT, May 10, Prima Baily, New York
# 116:
12:10 pm PDT, May 9, Marlon Cabrera, Florida
# 115:
12:05 pm PDT, May 9, Guisselle Grillo A., Florida
# 114:
11:08 am PDT, May 9, Claire Sweet, United Kingdom
Please help to save all sea life!
# 113:
11:22 pm PDT, May 8, Laurel Burns, Maine
# 112:
11:55 am PDT, May 8, Sidonie Shearer, United Kingdom
# 111:
5:32 am PDT, May 8, Kenneth Lapointe, Canada
# 110:
5:12 am PDT, May 8, Lazar Gabriela, Romania
# 109:
3:58 am PDT, May 8, Arnaud Hussard, France
# 108:
2:49 am PDT, May 8, Mireille Azouzou, France
# 107:
12:53 am PDT, May 8, Geneviève Pieroni, France
# 106:
4:14 pm PDT, May 7, Jacinthe Vigneault, Canada
# 105:
2:18 pm PDT, May 7, Stephana Benassi, Colorado
# 104:
3:57 pm PDT, May 6, Marie-Rose HECKMANN, France
# 103:
10:07 am PDT, May 6, Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
# 102:
11:53 pm PDT, May 5, Jean-damien SUSINI, France
# 101:
5:35 pm PDT, May 5, Steve Dale, Australia
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