The Sea Turtle Cheat Code

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Check out the WWF's Living Planet Report 2026 here: https://wwf.to/LPR2026 Over the past few decades, the number of green sea turtles has risen so much that the species has gone from being listed as “endangered” to a species of “least concern.” Sea turtles have become a poster child for conservation – and it seems like we could use what we’ve learned from saving them to save a bunch of other species too…but it turns out it’s not that simple. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Life history: The overall pattern of changes, growth, survival, and reproduction that a living organism experiences from birth to natural death. - Bycatch: Animals inadvertently caught by humans trying to catch something else. - IUCN Red List: The current most comprehensive inventory for tracking the global conservation status and extinction risk of species. - Natal homing: The process by which adult female turtles return to nest on or near the beach where they hatched. - Mast year: A year when certain trees produce a huge crop of fruit or seeds all at once. Kākāpō only breed in rimu mast years, every 2 to 4 years. If you liked this week’s video, you might also like: https://youtu.be/2e-6XzV2gKQ?si=9Qjxo-4dCaL4QCv2 SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: store.dftba.com/me - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books -

Published 2026-10-08 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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