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Local baby sea turtles in danger

Antigua St John”s- The streetlights along Jabberwock and other beaches can be a “fatal attraction” for sea turtle hatchlings such as the one pictured here that was among several crushed by passing traffic on Wednesday morning.

In natural conditions, where beaches are dark throughout the night, turtle hatchlings will instinctively head towards the glow of the sea.  However,…

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