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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Source: National Geographic Website
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We hear a lot these days about the loss of biodiversity, which is an ongoing planet wide crisis. (One we never hear about in presidential debates). With the news also that global warming is heating of the planet more rapidly than predicted, it can feel doomy and gloomy to be a citizen of Planet Earth. But, good things are happening, too. One little example; l
oggerhead sea turtles and other species of sea turtles are making a comeback in Florida. Loggerheads are an endangered species, but according to a news posting in the
Tampa Bay Times (
here), naturalists have counted more loggerhead nests in Florida than at any time since 1998, when the number of nests began to decline significantly. There has been a resurgence since 2007, and 2012 has been the best year yet. Improved conservation measures may have something to do with this good news, although state game officials are not sure how much. So, anyway, we can take a little comfort in the parts of our natural environment that seem less threatened than does the global environment collecitvely. Amen.
