Keeping It Green – Rising Temperatures Threaten Sea Turtle Survival

Did you know that the temperature of the sand determines whether a sea turtle is born male or female?

While it is a record-breaking start to the nesting season at Grande Riviere, with over 1,400 leatherbacks arriving in April alone, a silent crisis is brewing beneath the surface.

Conservationists warn that rising global temperatures are threatening the very biology of these ancient giants.

Faith Cheruiyot has the details in this week’s Keeping it Green.

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