Haven For Turtles & Sharks Discoverd In The Bahamas
June 9, 2007 @ 09:26 AM (EST)
Source: Nature.org
With warm waters and ideal natural habitats, the Bahamas are known as prime breeding grounds for a variety of marine species.
So Nature Conservancy scientists, partners, and volunteers were delighted to uncover a previously unknown haven for baby sea turtles and sharks in the Bahamas last summer.
The group discovered that the west side of Andros Island, Bahamas, harbors important foraging grounds for juvenile green and loggerhead sea turtles as well as a rarely documented nursery for bull sharks...
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