A Rough Experience of a Three-Legged Sea Turtle

Although the people in conservation area haveyears old was caught accidentally by a navy
made great efforts on sea turtles' protection,soldier who sent it to conservation area for
there are some sea turtles whose deaths weretreatment. At that time, the front left leg of this
caused by human being. According to theturtle was entwined by a discarded fishing net and
statistics, since the building of protecting area,it has turned white and began to rotten. The
average 20 this creature that are injuredpersonnel predicted that this turtle had been
accidentally are sent to conservation area forentwined for about one week. To prevent
treatment each year. Of which,95% sea turtlesinfection further, the personnel had an operation
are captured mistakenly by some fishermenon its left leg and amputated it. It was lucky that
when they use nets to fish in the sea.30% of thethe operation was very successful. The turtle has
captured sea turtles will be drowned due to staytotally recovered on Apr.15th, but it was unlucky
into water for a long time; the propeller of speedthat the sea turtle has lost the existent ability in
boat will injure sea turtles. The thing that make usnature. The personnel had to nestle it in the
frightened is the life trash of human, especially likeconservation area.
the discarded fishing nets and plastic bags, whichJellyfish is a food that turtles like eating. But the
is one of main reasons that cause number declineshape of plastic bag is much like that of a jellyfish
of sea turtles.when it is put into water. A sea turtle will usually
Once it is entwined by a fishing net, the mesh ofeat the plastic bag mistakenly. A lot of plastic
the net will cut into the fresh of its legs due tobags will jam its alimentary canal, which induce the
scrabble of the sea turtle, and it will drown intosea turtle can't eat any food and die in the end.
the sea. On Mar.12th ,a green turtle about four