Pounding Surf Weakens Baby Sea Turtles
PONCE INLET, Fla. -- Beachgoers who plan to head to the coast on Monday are being advised to watch where they walk.
That's because they may come across some baby sea turtles in their travels.
The pounding surf that's been hitting the sand has swept hundreds of the endangered creatures ashore. Many of them got trapped in seaweed and would have died if it weren't for the rescue efforts of the Beach Patrol and other volunteers.
More than 1,200 turtles wound up at the Science Center in Ponce Inlet over the past week.
"Most of the turtles come in relatively healthy but exhausted from fighting the swells and the waves," Volusia County representative Michelle Coats said.
Officials hope to release the sea turtles back into the ocean when the waves calm down, and that should happen sometime this week.
PONCE INLET, Fla. -- Beachgoers who plan to head to the coast on Monday are being advised to watch where they walk.
That's because they may come across some baby sea turtles in their travels.
The pounding surf that's been hitting the sand has swept hundreds of the endangered creatures ashore. Many of them got trapped in seaweed and would have died if it weren't for the rescue efforts of the Beach Patrol and other volunteers.
More than 1,200 turtles wound up at the Science Center in Ponce Inlet over the past week.
"Most of the turtles come in relatively healthy but exhausted from fighting the swells and the waves," Volusia County representative Michelle Coats said.
Officials hope to release the sea turtles back into the ocean when the waves calm down, and that should happen sometime this week.
Illegal Aliens should be given the same treatment!!!
