While on vacation my husband and I walked along the beach We noticed a large square patch of sand blocked off by a makeshift fence A young man explained that he worked around the clock with a team of volunteers committed to guarding the eggs in each sea turtle rsquo s nest Once the hatchlings emerged from their nest the presence of both animals and humans threaten and decrease their chance of survival ldquo Even with all our efforts rdquo he said ldquo scientists estimate that only one out of every five thousand hatchlings reach adulthood rdquo These bleak numbers [... more]