“Endangered Turtles Face New Threat in
Indonesia”
-Time
Writer Margie Mason of Time magazine published an article on
January 16 2014. This interesting yet devastation article summarizes the
situation in Indonesia regarding the endangered sea turtles. Besides being
endangered, there beautiful creatures are facing another tragic obstacle. New
research studies show that the sea turtles are crowding themselves into a
marine reserve. Breaking numbered records almost everywhere; these turtles are
gobbling so much sea grass, that they are slowly destroying their only food
source. Slowly, the food supply is decreasing, leaving the turtles with nothing
to eat. Forced into this situation, “…they now claw at the plants with their
flippers and use their mouths to violently rip the sea grass out by the roots,
leaving patches of white sandy ocean floor.” This leaves them with no food as
well as a dangerous environment to live in. Study groups suggest that there
might be a short term solution. Turtles may be “relocated” and dispersed to
different areas. However, these endangered turtles must be kept in serious
marine preserve, because they are in even a riskier situation outside in other
waters. If kept outside these marine reserves, turtles are becoming a victim of
poaching as well us a predator in “heavy hunting of sharks”. Hopefully, soon
enough environmentalists and other groups will find a way to save these
beautiful creatures before it is too late.
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