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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green sea turtles had the second-highest nesting season on record for Florida, with 61,708 nests as of the August update. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that green sea turtles have improved in status from "Endangered" to "Least Concern."

https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/green-sea-turtles-endangered-no-longer/69119197

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This could be a pyrrhic victory though, because the warming earth is causing sea turtles to all be born female. Which will result in a temporary population boom (what we're seeing now), followed by a total collapse:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7288305/

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 1 day ago

Huh... Do you know if the IUCN factors that into their assessments?

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 8 points 2 days ago