Save the turtles! Around five species of sea turtles that are endangered today. green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback and olive ridley sea turtles are all endangered due to human activity. 5/7 sea turtle species are endangered. There were millions of sea turtles in our oceans, we are down to less than 1 million sea turtles. Sea turtles are harmless animals to humans, although some species are carnivores and omnivores, most species are herbivores. Just like any other animal, sea turtles have a role in the food chain.
A sea turtle is both a predator and prey. If we took sea turtles out of the food chain, its predators would suffer. The sea turtles prey would possibly become overpopulated. If the sea turtles predators became endangered due to no more sea turtles that would lead to more endangerment of other animals. If our killer whales become endangered due to no sea turtles they would affect other animals because killer whales range from the food chain to the food chain. If sea turtles were to become extinct it would affect more than one animal. Not only would sea turtle extinction affect animals, but it would also affect plant life. The main food source for herbivores and omnivores is seagrass and seaweed. If turtles go extinct, so would seagrasses. That would be affecting many little species of animals, like seahorses, and small fish.
Why are sea turtles endangered? Sea turtles are endangered because of us. We are the main source if sea turtle endangerment. From using plastic bags to plastic straws humans are dumping an estimated amount of 8 million tons of plastics each year. It has to be stopped, the only way for this to end is if we take matters into our hands and be aware. Be aware of what type of bags we use, whether we recycle or not. It all matters. If one person doesn't care it could lead to nobody caring about keeping the oceans clean by recycling and not dumping. There are so many reasons sea turtles are dying and it is because of us not being responsible for our actions. They add up, one incident after another can lead to sea turtle extinction. By signing my petition you can help draw attention to the governor of California to stop this worldwide problem.
