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Department of Environment staff excavated the hawksbill turtle nest in East End. - Photo: Department of Environment

Critically endangered sea turtles saved by Water Authority staff

Fewer than 10 hawksbill nests are recorded in the Cayman Islands each year

Artificial lighting threats to turtles rises with development, report finds

With the increasing pace of coastal development artificial lighting has fast become one of the biggest threats to turtles during nesting season leading to a rise in misorientations and hatchling deaths.

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