| Radio programs for the week of 20 January 2002 |
For more information: Biologists Report Loggerhead Nesting Down, Sea Turtle Mortality Up |
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Last year brought a double whammy to Florida's
loggerhead sea turtle population: The lowest number of nests in a decade,
and a second straight year of record mortality. I'm Kevin Pierce with Trouble
for Turtles in today's Florida Environment... 2002 was another bad year for Loggerhead sea turtles
in Florida. It brought another decrease in nesting on Florida beaches,
along with a higher number of turtle deaths. Allen Foley is a state
wildlife biologist... |
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You might think that tens of thousands of nests and hundreds of thousands of eggs represent a healthy species. But when it comes to an endangered sea turtle, those numbers spell bad news. I'm Kevin Pierce with Concern For Loggerhead Numbers in today's Florida Environment... While Florida's population of loggerhead sea turtles might seem to be in healthy number, scientists are concerned about what might be a trend toward fewer nests and more turtles dying. And even with more than 50,000 Florida nests reported last year, state wildlife biologist Allen Foley says the numbers can be misleading... |
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Florida's population of endangered loggerhead sea turtles might be the most important loggerheads in the world. I'm Kevin Pierce with the Loggerhead's Concentration on Florida in today's Florida Environment... Sometimes, even when a plant or animal species might be endangered in Florida or the U.S., it could be doing well elsewhere. That's not the case with the loggerhead sea turtle. Last year saw a decrease in the turtles' nesting in Florida. And state wildlife biologist Allen Foley says that's a worldwide concern... |
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2002 brought the second straight year of a record number of deaths for loggerhead sea turtles in Florida. What's behind the increase? We'll hear What's Killing Sea Turtles in today's Florida Environment... At the same time Florida scientists are seeing a decrease in nesting by the endangered loggerhead sea turtle, they're also seeing a greater number of turtles dying. State wildlife biologist Allen Foley says last year's record, 1,250 deaths fall into three categories... |
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Wildlife scientists in Florida have their work cut out for them, trying to find ways to protect and foster populations of endangered species. Some are more challenging than others. Hear what's behind Protection for Loggerhead Turtles on today's Florida Environment... Efforts to protect endangered species in Florida get a great deal of attention. Think of manatees and boating laws and panthers and land conservation. Now with the endangered loggerhead sea turtle seeing declines in its Florida nesting numbers, wildlife biologists like Allen Foley are left to find solutions... |