Thursday, February 14, 2008

Sign petition for U.S. turtle stam

From the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCCTurtle):

Each year, the United States Postal Service receives thousands of suggestions for new postage stamps. This year, CCC is promoting the creation of a sea turtle commemorative stamp book to spread awareness about the status of the six endangered sea turtle species that nest on our beaches or are found in U.S. waters.

Sign the petition here!

Sea turtles have existed for over 100 million years and are found in oceans around the world. They use numerous marine and coastal habitats and help keep coral reefs and sea grass beds healthy. Sea turtle eggs and hatchlings are important not only to marine food webs but also to the beach environment where nests provide food for many species; hatched egg shells too provide nutrients critical to the roots of beach grasses, which in turn hold dunes intact. Until recently, sea turtle populations flourished. In the last several hundred years, however, excessive human exploitation, pollution and accidental capture in fisheries have taken a terrible toll in many areas of the world.

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