How You Can Help Protect Sea Turtles
- Minimize beachfront lighting during the sea turtle nesting season by turning off, shielding, or redirecting lights.
- Close blinds and draperies in oceanfront rooms at night during the nesting season to keep indoor lighting from reaching the beach.
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- Do not construct campfires on the beach. Sea turtle hatchlings are known to be attracted to the light emitted by campfires and crawl into fires and die.
- Use your natural vision when walking on the beach at night. The use of flashlights and flash photography can deter turtles from coming ashore to nest or cause them to abort nesting attempts. [more...]
