Speaker 1: This is really bad news. In the last few days,
Speaker 1: hundreds of precious sea turtles have washed up on southwest
Speaker 1: Florida beaches. They didn't wash up alive. Now, according to
Speaker 1: turtle researcher Kelly Sloan, many of the washed up turtles
Speaker 1: are mature adults, and that is really bad because only
Speaker 1: one in a thousand turtles ever makes it to adulthood.
Speaker 1: It takes longerhead turtles twenty to thirty years to mature,
Speaker 1: and they're already protected species. So this many washed up
Speaker 1: turtles could really hurt the sustainability of turtledom. But there
Speaker 1: is a small comfort. For once, this horrible disaster isn't
Speaker 1: man's fault. Mother nature is killing her own. Scientists say
Speaker 1: the west coast of Florida from Tampa Key West is
Speaker 1: having the worst red tide bloom since two thousand six.
Speaker 1: The culprit killing hundreds of adult sea turtles is algae.
Speaker 1: But here on the East coast of Florida where I am,
Speaker 1: everything's cool, all is safe. So all of you smart
Speaker 1: adult turtles, and I know you're listening, save yourself. Swim
Speaker 1: to the east coast. Why we might even leave the
Speaker 1: light on for you. M