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Several theories are circulating, including these:
* Cell phone transmissions, as reported in the UK What's the Impact? There have been losses in bee colonies before, usually from diseases or pesticides. Some reports say that the current situation is more of the same. But there are some important differences. No dead bodies, for one thing. And no other physical clues. Transcripts from the Congressional hearings are posted online, but offer no conclusive answers. | June,
2007 Bees pollinate up to one third of our food plants, and in recent months, bee colonies have been mysteriously collapsing. Up to 70% of bees on the East coast have disappeared, and about 50% in other parts of the country. One recent news account from New Hampshire says this: "The problem, called colony collapse disorder, already has hit beekeepers in 24 states, part of Canada, and several European countries. Many bees seem to disappear, with few to no bodies of dead bees found near the hives. The remaining bees, meanwhile, show mysterious symptoms. "  | |
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CLASSIFICATION
OF SEA TURTLES The
endangered Hawksbill, HAWKSBILL
(Eretmochelys imbricata) If
you come across a sea turtle that is stranded or dead; a hatchling that is wandering
| Florida's
Sea Turtles: The Nesting Season From May to October it's turtle-nesting season all along the Florida coast. Female loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and other species living in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico swim up to 2,000 mi to the Florida shore. By night, they drag their 100- to 400-pound bodies onto the beach to the dune line. Then each digs a hole with her flippers, drops in 100 or so eggs, covers them up, and returns to sea. The babies hatch about 60 days later, typically at night, sometimes taking days to surface. Once they burst out of the sand, the hatchlings must get to sea rapidly or risk becoming dehydrated from the sun or being caught by crabs, birds, or other predators. To help, many coastal towns enforce light restrictions during nesting months, and more than one Florida homeowner has been surprised by a police officer at the door requesting that lights be dimmed on behalf of baby sea turtles | At night, volunteers walk the beaches, searching for signs of turtle nests. Upon finding telltale scratches in the sand, they cordon off the sites, so beachgoers will leave the spots undisturbed. Volunteers also keep watch over nests when babies are about to hatch and assist if the hatchlings get disoriented. |
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Florida
Power & Light's proposed location for the Long Island Offshore Wind Park will
be southeast of Jones Beach State Park and southwest of Robert Moses State Park.
The facility will consist of 40 state-of-the-art wind turbines capable of producing
a
relatively small turtle, has been hunted to the brink of extinction for its beautiful
shell. Once relatively common in Florida, these turtles now nest here only rarely.
Hawksbills feed on sponges and other invertebrates and tend to nest on 
in
a road, parking lot; or directions other than the water; or if you see someone
disturbing a nest or turtle, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC) Division of Law Enforcement at 1-888-404-FWCC or *FWC from
your cell phone.