Hey Guys,
Did you know that the population of the world’s
largest turtle is decreasing very quickly? This turtle is called Leatherback
Sea Turtle. Called by its scientific name, the Demochelys Coriacea is Earth’s
biggest turtle and has the widest range of any animal as it lives anywhere from
the tropics to the icy Polar Regions. As of right now, there are only 20,000
left in the wild. It can easy be differentiated from other turtles due its
thick, oily skin, while most turtles have bony skin. There are many reasons for
its population decrease. Humans steal their eggs, illegal hunting, habitat loss
due to erosion of beaches and littering as many Leatherback will see a piece of
plastic in the ocean and then swallow it, thinking that it is a jellyfish. This
causes death or severe sickness. So, the next time you’re at the beach, throw
your garbage out into a trash can or else you might hurt one of these precious
creatures!
TTYL,
A concerned Girl Scout.
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