Sometimes when I'm watching nature shows (or living real life), I'm amazed that so many creatures actually survive, with all the threats that exist. Here's a nice story about how the Coast Guard and a crew of marine turtle specialists helped these babies get a good start. http://www.upworthy.com/580-baby-se...t-on-life-thanks-to-the-us-coast-guard?c=ufb1
Amazing to think that some of those newly hatched turtles could still be alive one hundred years from now. The adults lay a lot of eggs on the beaches and normally many of the young would be lost to preditors on their way to the ocean. Unfortunately these species have become rare partly because of our impact on their natural environment. I have heard about these endangered turtles being protected and assisted in other parts of the world, so it's good to know that they are being given an helping hand in their US habitats too.
Last summer we went to a coastal town where there is a turtle reservation. It is a small place where they save the turtles. But when the eggs hatch, the hatchlings have difficulty in reaching the water. One caretaker said that it is not okay to help those hatchlings. If they die before reaching the sea then so be it. They said that nature has its own way and we should not interfere. The mortality rate of the hatchlings is 98%.