Amongst all the "blah" and "ick" resulting from everything that's going on with coronavirus, this was a refreshing read:
Sea turtles are finally thriving now that people are stuck indoors
Sarah Hirsch, senior manager of research and data at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, told CBS News affiliate WPEC that "it's going to be a very good year for our leatherbacks."
"We're excited to see our turtles thrive in this environment," Hirsch said. "Our world has changed, but these turtles have been doing this for millions of years and it's just reassuring and gives us hope that the world is still going on."
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."
Godfrey explained that since there are far fewer people boating and operating cruise and container ships now, "the chances that turtles are going to be inadvertently struck and killed will be lower."
(https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sea-turtles-are-finally-thriving-now-that-people-are-stuck-indoors-2020-04-18/)
In my opinion, there is no ocean creature more majestic and downright "cool" than the sea turtle. So the news above made me very happy.
Humans have gotta figure out a way to take care of our beloved nature.
Much of the time, we (collectively, as a society) are the ones acting more animal-like than the animals themselves.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt