Saturday, April 16, 2016

Earth Day in Lake Worth and the great news about green sea turtles

This news comes from Jim Waymer at Florida Today:
  
"Green sea turtles are no longer endangered in Florida."

[and. . .]

     "The change takes effect May 6, said Kate Brogan, a spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
     Two federal agencies issued a final rule Tuesday, changing the listing for green sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act. The change includes reclassifying turtles originating from two breeding populations — Florida's and those along the Pacific coast of Mexico — from endangered to threatened status, due to successful conservation."