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Archive Home > 2012 > September > 08 > Florida sea turtle numbers up, but climate change poses threat

Florida sea turtle numbers up, but climate change poses threat

By Ludmilla Lelis / The Bulletin
September 8, 2012

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Canaveral National Seashore and neighboring beaches in central Florida are reporting record numbers of loggerhead sea turtle nests, a promising change from a decade-long drop.

But now a new threat is looming: rising temperatures. Summers are gradually getting....

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