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WorldsGreatestPoop t1_jan51l1 wrote

I’ve always wondered if Sea Turtles are endangered why we don’t gather up like 1000 babies and escort them past the beach and shallows and let like half of them survive. We could repopulate the numbers pretty quick.

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Hour-Investigator-12 t1_jar0v55 wrote

When I was a boy scout we had a trip to Florida to do exactly that.. but unfortunately they didn't hatch in time.

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zachzsg t1_jao727e wrote

Couldn’t this potentially cause issues for the species that rely on the hatching of sea turtles for food?

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WorldsGreatestPoop t1_jao83mk wrote

Give them sardines instead of endangered turtle. It’s a once a year event so I don’t think any species relies on it like Bears gorging on salmon for the winter.

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ipauljr44 t1_jaqwatf wrote

One reason is that it would breed dependency on humans into the turtle so that future generations would be even worse at reaching the water by themselves.

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