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| Turtles lured to disco death in Greece |
| 2003-09-05 |
| I wanted to post this for the headline alone... delete if you want to Disco lights are luring baby turtles to their deaths on the fringes of a Greek marine park in the Mediterranean Sea. Environmentalists say that rare loggerhead turtles scramble out at night from eggs in the sand on beaches in the west Greek island of Zakynthos and instinctively head for the brightest horizon -- normally the white foam of waves under the stars. But neon lights from discos and cafes along the back of the beach at Laganas, built for tourists who also go for boat trips in the bay to try to spot turtles, are often fatally brighter. "Some turtles crawl up the beach the wrong way and die of dehydration or get eaten by seabirds or dogs," said Anders Kofoed, a Danish volunteer working for the Greek conservation group Archelon. "The park isn’t working properly." Yeah I’ll say. BTW, if Rantburg breaks the 300th comment mark, will that be a record? |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #10 Don't worry, Aris - no matter what, you can take credit for deploying true weapons-grade Disco. |
| Posted by: Crescend 2003-9-5 9:57:08 PM |
| #9 "the greeks are a bunch of idiots on many levels" I thought we were a bunch of idiots on *all* the levels? Did we miss any by mistake? "and when i say greeks there is no relation to the greeks of the past" Does that mean we can't claim any longer to have invented lesbianism and homosexuality? Awwww, shucks... ;-) |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-9-5 9:19:05 PM |
| #8 the greeks are a bunch of idiots on many levels (and when i say greeks there is no relation to the greeks of the past - as the current geeks like to believe)--yes i wrote geeks |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-5 8:09:26 PM |
| #7 If you buff up their shells, can they be made into belt buckles? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-5 7:22:43 PM |
| #6 Disco lights are luring baby turtles to their deaths... Wonder if what would work on the Taliban? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2003-9-5 7:21:07 PM |
| #5 Why does the world ignore me? I've been trying to warn the world (and Greece, in particular) of the growing threat of baby turtle ecstasy use. But do they listen to me? Nooooooooo...... |
| Posted by: Paul 2003-9-5 6:09:58 PM |
| #4 The record's 341, on 4/2/2003... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-9-5 5:59:25 PM |
| #3 I think I may be 300. All praise to Allan, or Allah, whichever is available. |
| Posted by: af 2003-9-5 5:54:23 PM |
| #2 I wondered where Vanilla Ice was appearing this month... |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-9-5 5:48:36 PM |
| #1 Why don't the Greeks put a bright light out to seaward to convince the turtles to head the right way? |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-9-5 5:29:48 PM |