Editing Sea turtle (section)

==== Beach development ====
Light pollution from beach development is a threat to baby sea turtles; the glow from city sources can cause them to head into traffic instead of the ocean.<ref name=panama>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsherald.com/news/20181007/disorientation-huge-problem-for-panama-city-beach-sea-turtle-hatchlings|title=Disorientation a huge problem for Panama City Beach sea turtle hatchlings|last=Landeck|first=Katie|date=7 October 2018|journal=[[Panama City News Herald]]}}</ref><ref name=hijos>{{cite episode|title=The Milky Way|series=Hijos de las Estrellas|season=1|number=8|year=2014|network=[[Netflix]]|minutes=37, 43}}</ref> There has been some movement to protect these areas. On the east coast of Florida, parts of the beach known to harbor sea turtle nests are protected by fences.<ref name=hijos/> Conservationists have monitored hatchings, relocating lost baby sea turtles to the beach.<ref name=panama/>

Hatchlings find their way to the ocean by instinctively crawling towards the brightest horizon, which has traditionally been the ocean because of the reflection of light from the moon and the stars on the water's surface, but get disoriented due to the artificial lights along the coastline.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Witherington|first=Blair E|date=|title=Understanding, Assessing, and Resolving Light Pollution Problems on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches|url=https://www.fws.gov/caribbean/es/PDF/Library%20Items/LightingManual-Florida.pdf|access-date=2021-02-05|website=paed.org.ph}}</ref><ref>[https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/bright-lights-and-dark-nights-the-challenge-facing-sea-turtles-in-the-city/ Bright Lights and Dark Nights: The Challenge Facing Sea Turtles in the City]</ref> Lighting restrictions can prevent lights from shining on the beach and confusing hatchlings. Sea turtle-safe lighting uses red or amber LED light, invisible to sea turtles, in place of white light.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Information About Sea Turtles: Threats from Artificial Lighting – Sea Turtle Conservancy|url=https://conserveturtles.org/information-sea-turtles-threats-artificial-lighting/|access-date=2021-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>