Green sea turtle no longer Endangered

Green sea turtle no longer endangered

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https://www.popsci.com/environment/green-sea-turtles-not-endangered

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green sea turtles had the second-highest nesting season on record for Florida, with 61,708 nests as of the August update. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that green sea turtles have improved in status from "Endangered" to "Least Concern."

— https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/green-sea-turtles-endangered-no-longer/69119197

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This could be a pyrrhic victory though, because the warming earth is causing sea turtles to all be born female. Which will result in a temporary population boom (what we’re seeing now), followed by a total collapse:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7288305/

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Huh… Do you know if the IUCN factors that into their assessments?

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We’re dead serious about construction and lighting on the beach not endangering their egg laying. Looks like it paid off!

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“We and our 1246 technology partners…” lmao no

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Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal will be happy to hear he’s allowed to drown them again

But fr this is great

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This is indeed good news.

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Everyone liked that.

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