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References:
[1] https://www.britannica.com/science/end-Triassic-extinction
[2] https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/reptiles/sea-turtles
[3] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.12369
[4] https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/turtle-hatch.html
[5] https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/sea-turtle/lighting/disorientations/gallery/
[6] https://conserveturtles.org/information-sea-turtles-threats-artificial-lighting/
[7] https://conserveturtles.org/11390-2/
[8] https://sci-hub.se/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098107000172
[9] https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases-and-statements/2020/07/23/research-finds-plastic-flows-into-the-ocean-expected-to-triple-by-2040
[10] https://www.neaq.org/about-us/news-media/press-kit/press-releases/rescue-effort-saves-stranded-600-lb-leatherback-sea-turtle/
[11] https://www.neaq.org/about-us/news-media/press-kit/press-releases/rehabilitated-sea-turtles-released-into-waters-off-cape-cod/
[12] https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings
[13] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4u3GL9SyyM&ab_channel=SaveSeaTurtles
[14] https://www.nps.gov/pais/learn/nature/Kempsridleystory.htm