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Too Many Baby Sea Turtles Not Making Successful Journey

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Author Keith Connors

Too Many Baby Sea Turtles Not Making Successful Journey. As a volunteer for Mote Marine Center, I check beach conditions every day. I check General Conditions like Surf, Debris, Algae, and Red Tide. I don’t check the Turtle Nests but watch those who do almost daily as well. Why? I love the beach. The good news for Turtles, there are a ton of nests stretching from Sarasota to Clearwater beaches. The bad news, Mote Marine has recorded more than 300 disorientations so far this nesting season. That’s more than the 250 reported last year during entire season. Not good.  What’s going wrong? Artificial light is the culprit. Homeowners and businesses along the beach, please remember to turn your lights OFF at night. The baby sea turtles move toward what is supposed to be light on the horizon, meaning –  the water. With all this other artificial light, intentional or not, they go the wrong way. Ug.  Source NewsChannel8

 

 

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What Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Truck Treat On A Hot Tampa Bay Day?

What Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Truck Treat On A Hot Tamp Bay Day? Ice Cream Sandwich? Nutty Buddy? Push Pop? Check out the results of a new YouGov poll. They tested 29 treats. Remember the sound of the Ice Cream Truck in your neighborhood? We would al “Run so tyou don’t miss it!” There is still one in my Pinellas County neighborhood  and he’s cranking back up after taking a pandemic break.

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    Almost a Big ole tie for the top 3. The reliable old Crunch bar came out on top with 64.2% of ice cream lovers,

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    We called it a Nutty Buddy or Drumstick. The peanut-covered Drumstick came in at  64.1%.

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    Nothing hits the spot when it’s hot like the classic Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich at 64.1%.

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    An old favorite clocked in at number 4. The ice cream twist, Chocolate and Vanilla had ice cream lovers at 62.4

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    What would you do for a Klondike Bar? The chocolate coated favorite is also strong at 60.1%

     

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