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Sea turtle volunteers win right to protect nests - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, which deploys a squad of unpaid guardians to protect sea turtle nests in Broward County, had been told the state planned to phase out their permits. The group took the state to court, and on Monday an administrative law judge issued a ruling in the turtle group’s favor.

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Sea turtle volunteers defeat Florida in lawsuit, winning right to protect nests

Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, which deploys a squad of unpaid guardians to protect sea turtle nests in Broward County, had been told the state planned to phase out their permits. The group took the state to court, and on Monday an administrative law judge issued a ruling in the turtle group’s favor.

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Florida plans to kick sea turtle rescuers off the beach, calling them a threat to environment

Florida plans to kick sea turtle rescuers off the beach, calling them a threat to environment Sun Sentinel 2 hrs ago David Fleshler, South Florida Sun Sentinel © [MEGHAN MCCARTHY/palmbeachdailynews.com]/Palm Beach Post/TNS Sea turtles nests are marked at the beach near Root Trail on July 30, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida wildlife commission has identified a new menace to the marine environment: volunteers who protect sea turtle nests. For more than a decade, unpaid guardians have watched over sea turtle nests in Broward County, rescuing thousands of hatchlings led astray by artificial lights. Now the state wants to cut the number of volunteers as a step toward ejecting them completely from the beach. The state wildlife commission told three sea turtle rescue groups that their nighttime vigils are unnecessary and harmful, saying in a letter “the increased human presence on the beach at night during nesting and hatchi

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Florida sea turtle rescue groups face shutdown by state - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida sea turtle rescue groups face shutdown by state - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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