Every Turtle Featured In That Harrowing "Planet Earth II" Segment Was Rescued
The @BBCEarth Twitter account reassured viewers that the baby turtles featured were all rescued with the help an organisation that saves lost hatchlings each night.
Sunday’s Planet Earth II featured a deeply emotional moment where viewers saw hawksbill turtle hatchlings leaving their nests on a beach in Barbados, heading inland instead of into the sea.
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Why? Light pollution. The turtles are supposed to follow the light from the full moon to find the sea, but are confused and head in the wrong direction.
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As a result many turtles are killed each night by traffic or simply die from exhaustion.
In the show, David Attenborough said that as many as 80% of the turtles are distracted by the lights near the beach.
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Many also perish in storm drains.
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Every Turtle Featured In That Harrowing "Planet Earth II" Segment Was Rescued
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