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Baby Turtles Are Eating a Disturbing Amount of Plastic
Researchers probing the bellies of marine sea turtles from two oceans found an overwhelming amount of plastic in the reptiles’ stomachs. Performing autopsies on stranded and bycaught specimens of five different species of sea turtles, the research team found hundreds of bits of plastic in several dozen turtles — evidence of the ubiquitousness of human…
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Thousands of Stunned Sea Turtles Are Being Rescued From the Texas Freeze
The abnormally cold temperatures in Texas aren’t just affecting people. They’re also causing sea turtles to freeze up in the ocean, leaving volunteers scrambling around-the-clock to save thousands of the creatures washing up on the Gulf Coast.