Increasing Number of Leatherback Turtle Nests Not All Good News

With fewer natural predators, baby turtles have a better chance of reaching adulthood. 

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The number of leatherback sea turtle nests at 68 different Florida beaches, a new study reveals, has increased dramatically since 1979. Since that time, Duke University researchers report, the number of nests has increased more than 10 percent each year.
This trend is good news for the endangered species, but researchers point out that the turtle's success may come at the expensive of other ocean species.

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