Global heating could harm the survival of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings emerging from warmer sands are less likely to survive their perilous first steps from the sand to the ocean, research has found. The research, conducted over three years in Cape Verde — a key breeding spot of the endangered loggerhead turtle — suggests that global heating is likely to harm the survival of hatchlings. Recommended Warming to boost weather event linked to locust swarms and bushfires “Weaker hatchlings emerge in smaller numbers and take longer to reach the sea,” Dr Samir Martins, a marine biologist working with Bios, an environmental group in Cape Verde, and lead author of the new research published in the journal Climatic Change, told The Independent. A previous study conducted in Cape Verde showed the proportion of loggerhead turtle hatchlings being born female has risen from around 59 per cent in the 1850s to close to 70 per cent today.
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