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Green sea turtles are making a comeback south of Los Angeles
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/15/1199884266/green-sea-turtles-are-making-a-comeback-south-of-los-angeles(3 min audio & transcript at link)
Green sea turtles are making a comeback south of Los Angeles
September 15, 2023 5:22 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
By Jacob Margolis
3-Minute Listen
Once on the path to extinction, East Pacific green sea turtles in L.A. are coming back in a major way – right in the middle of suburbia.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Often, when we tell stories about animals, it's about how badly they're doing, which was the case for green sea turtles on the West Coast not all that long ago. But a very different story is playing out right now just south of Los Angeles here, where those turtles are coming back in a major way - right in the middle of suburbia, in the San Gabriel River. Jacob Margolis from LAist has this story.
(SOUNDBITE OF ANIMAL SOUNDS)
JACOB MARGOLIS, BYLINE: Given how the San Gabriel River looks, it's tough to imagine that it's hosting what's likely one of the largest gatherings of sea turtles in Southern California. I mean, there's people speeding by on the 605 freeway. There's a suitcase floating by. And you've got to go down these huge concrete embankments just to get to the water.
[...]
September 15, 2023 5:22 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
By Jacob Margolis
3-Minute Listen
Once on the path to extinction, East Pacific green sea turtles in L.A. are coming back in a major way – right in the middle of suburbia.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Often, when we tell stories about animals, it's about how badly they're doing, which was the case for green sea turtles on the West Coast not all that long ago. But a very different story is playing out right now just south of Los Angeles here, where those turtles are coming back in a major way - right in the middle of suburbia, in the San Gabriel River. Jacob Margolis from LAist has this story.
(SOUNDBITE OF ANIMAL SOUNDS)
JACOB MARGOLIS, BYLINE: Given how the San Gabriel River looks, it's tough to imagine that it's hosting what's likely one of the largest gatherings of sea turtles in Southern California. I mean, there's people speeding by on the 605 freeway. There's a suitcase floating by. And you've got to go down these huge concrete embankments just to get to the water.
[...]