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Hello everyone.

I’m Boots.

Today I want to talk about

The Influence of Urban Lights 

on hawksbill turtle.

Our cities are always changing,

and animals must cope with the changes 

or disappear.

One of the greatest changes 

in recent time is

the invention of electric light.

It has become more and more powerful.

Filling our streets with light.

It’s everywhere in the city.

The difference between day and night 

is becoming less and less perceptible.

And that has a profound effect 

on the activities of wild life

In the wildness,

light triggers all kinds of behaviour.

On the night of the full moon

hundreds of 

tiny hawksbill turtle hatchings

emerge from the safety of their nest 

deep in the sand.

Their instinct is to reach the sea 

as quickly as possible.

Their guide is 

the light of full moon 

reflected on the water.

But this young hatching is confused.

It’s going in the wrong direction.

Bright light is coming from land.

And all these hawsbill turtles 

are travelling up the beach towards it.

The young hawksbill turtles 

are going to lose their lives.

It’s surely our responsibility 

within our power

To create a planet 

that provides a home not just for us,

but for all life on earth.

Turn off the lights 

when night comes.

When the buying stops,

the killing can too.

Hello everyone.

I’m Boots.

Today I want to talk about

The Influence of Urban Lights 

on hawksbill turtle.

Our cities are always changing,

and animals must cope with the changes 

or disappear.

One of the greatest changes

in recent time is

the invention of electric light.

It has become more and more powerful.

Filling our streets with light.

It’s everywhere in the city.

The difference between day and night 

is becoming less and less perceptible.

And that has a profound effect 

on the activities of wild life

In the wildness,

light triggers all kinds of behaviour

On the night of the full moon

hundreds of 

tiny hawksbill turtle hatchings

emerge from the safety of their nest 

deep in the sand.

Their instinct is to reach the sea 

as quickly as possible.

Their guide is the light of full moon 

reflected on the water.

But this young hatching is confused.

It’s going in the wrong direction.

Bright light is coming from land.

And all these hawksbill turtles 

are travelling up the beach towards it.

The young hawksbill turtles 

are going to lose their lives.

It’s surely our responsibility 

within our power

To create a planet 

that provides a home not just for us,

but for all life on earth.

Turn off the lights when night comes.

When the buying stops,

the killing can too.