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Hurricanes Harm Turtles Too
Posted by Jonathan H. Adler  ·   1 October 2004  ·  Wildlife

Most media coverage of the four hurricanes to hit Florida has focused on the toll to people and their property -- and understandably so. Yet the Associated Press is also reporting that hurricanes Frances and Jeanne was also bad for endangered sea turtles on Florida's Atlantic Coast. It is estimated the two storms destroyed over 1,300 turtle nests in or around the Canaveral National Seashore.