Celebrate Earth Day! Protect Sea Turtles

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Will you join me in speaking out for sea turtle protections? Take action at:http://takeaction.oceana.org/t/6207/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24292In the past decade, loggerheads nesting in Florida have declined 50 percent. The drop is the result of a barrage of threats including, commercial fishing gear, beachfront development, pollution, motor vehicles crushing nests, and collisions with boats. Despite the significant decline and all of these threats, loggerheads are still only considered “threatened†under the Endangered Species Act.Oceana, along with the Center for biological Diversity, has petitioned the government to help loggerheads recover by formally listing them as an “endangered†species and creating more protections for turtle habitats in the Atlantic. The two federal agencies charged with protecting loggerheads – in land and on water – are now accepting comments from the public on this important issue. Please speak out for turtles by calling for more habitat protections and uplisting the species to the “endangered†level. Take action now, comments will only be accepted until May 5, 2008.Go to:http://takeaction.oceana.org/t/6207/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24292Thanks for taking a few minutes for the sea turtles!Learn more about Oceana at:http://community.oceana.org