Turtles and tourism
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They may have outlived the mass-extinction of dinosaurs,but sea turtles face a new threat: tourism.
By Iris Knoop, Responsible Travel
Sea turtles have been around for millions of years. They migrate long distances around the world, feeding on anything from jellyfish to sea urchins and sea grasses, but always return to the same beach they were born on to lay their eggs. The female crawls ashore to lay up to 120 eggs, covers up the nest with sand using her flippers and returns to the sea, ne...
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