Swimsuit season may be at a halt, but nesting season is in full swing.
Stay-at-home orders have forced millions of people to stay indoors to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Now, as summer approaches and beaches remain void of people and pollution, sea turtles are finally able to nest peacefully — and they're thriving.
David Godfrey, executive director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy, told CBS News in an email that thousands of turtles are currently migrating to nesting beaches in Florida and other areas in the Southeastern United States, and that"all of the potential positive impacts relate to changes in human behavior."
A study conducted at the University of Florida in 2016 found that removing debris from the beach can increase the number of nests by as much as 200%.
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