Turtle Power: Endangered Sea Turtles Are on the Rise on These Islands

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/12/12/turtle-power-endangered-hawksbill-sea-turtles-are-rise



A hawksbill sea turtle. (Photo: Jim Abernethy/Getty Images)

Nesting sites in Nicaragua have seen a 200 percent increase since 2000.

December 12, 2014 By Taylor Hill

Taylor Hill is TakePart's associate environment and wildlife editor.


When you’re a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle, any news is usually bad news. But not today.

New numbers from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s hawksbill monitoring program show big increases in the number of turtle nests on Nicaragua’s Pearl Cays islands.

Researchers counted 468 nests this year in the monitored region, the highest count since the program began in 2000, when only 154 turtle nests were counted.

“These recent nest counts show that by working with local communities, we can save sea turtles from extinction,” Caleb McClennen, WCS executive director of marine conservation, said in a statement.

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