Endangered Green Sea Turtles Return to Florida in Record Numbers

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Green sea turtles nested in record numbers in 2015 at Florida’s Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, the most important green sea turtle nesting habitat in North America.

The improvement reflects the joint efforts of conservationists, government, and local residents to reduce light pollution and other human impacts on the refuge’s beaches, which are also key nesting habitat for endangered loggerhead turtles…

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