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Beaches are becoming safer for baby sea turtles, but threats await them in the ocean

  • Written by Pamela T. Plotkin, Associate Research Professor and Director, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University
A Kemp's ridley hatchling makes its way to the water on Padre Island, Texas.Terry Ross, CC BY-SA

On beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the wider Caribbean, one of nature’s great seasonal events is underway. Adult female sea turtles are crawling out of the ocean, digging deep holes in the sand and laying eggs. After about 60...

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