Under cover of darkness a lone sea turtle struggles out of the surf and drags herself up onto the sandy beach. Unfortunately, this habit is one of the reasons that all eight species of sea turtles are in danger of going extinct. People have built houses on some beaches, bright Iights confuse the turtles, and some people take turtle eggs for food. They also eat plastic bags they see floating on the water, mistaking them for jellyfish, a favorite food.
Sea turtles have lots of human friends, however.
And lots of people who live at the beach turn off lights at night or use shaded lights to keep the beach dark and natural for mother and baby hatchlings. Across Down 1. Initials of the U.S. law that protects sea turtles. Sea turtle nests are made of this. Sea turtles must swim to the surface to get this.