I Like Turtles

One of the most popular stories of this year the Gulf Oil Spill. Besides the fact that they finally plugged the pipe, there has not been much positive news in the media about the cleanup of that disaster. I always fall for cute animal stories so this one caught my eye. Animal rescue networks have discovered that a common condiment is a great way to clean the sea turtles being rescued from the Gulf - mayonnaise! 525 turtles have already been found dead, and that does not include the amount that are stuck in the oil on the ocean floor.

Discovering the effectiveness of this condiment has already saved hundreds of sea turtles lives, however hundreds of turtles that have not been rescued are still in danger. The oil is trapped in sargassum which is seaweed that provides food and shelter for sea turtles along with other animals. Some other positive news that came from this article was that scientists believe due to currents and weather forecast the ecosystem of the Gulf will not suffer too badly. Obviously there is still so much clean up to be done but it is nice to read about some positive articles coming from such a catastrophe.

http://crispgreen.com/2010/09/common-condiment-helps-save-gulf-sea-turtles/