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The survival of the sea turtle - Scott Gass

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Watch the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions. Then, in numbers, see how human behavior has made their tough lives even more challenging.

Sea turtles face a considerable array of threats throughout the course of their journey to adulthood. Which presents a larger collective threat - predatory and environmental factors or human-caused negative impacts? To extend the exercise, try arguing both positions - using factors such as percentage impact, duration of effect, novelty of manifestation, and degree of mitigation possible through (human) intervention. Further yet, if you were challenged with creating a species recovery program for sea turtles, where would you focus your energies and efforts? Why?

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  • Animator Johan Sonestedt, Veronica Wallenberg
  • Educator Scott Gass
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