Loggerhead sea turtles are in a "dire state," with a 40 percent decline in nests over the last decade, experts say.
Florida, home to 90 percent of loggerhead nests in the U.S., saw the fourth-worst nesting season on record in 2009, with the number dropping 15 percent, according to the environmental group Oceana.
Scientists at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center who count turtle nests every year on Boca Raton’s beaches say the two of the last three years brought record low counts.
"We’re finally getting below 400 nests, which is scary," said marine conservationist Kirt Rusenko. "When I first started here 14 years ago, our nest number was more like 900."
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