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Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on a Collision Course With Humans

Inside Climate News · By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent · last updated
More turtles on Cape Cod’s shores means a higher risk of boat strikes.

By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent

WELLFLEET, Mass.—Rising North Atlantic Ocean temperatures are causing increased numbers of threatened and endangered sea turtles to migrate through Massachusetts waters — heading north in search of food, then back south to their breeding grounds.

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