Photo: Glow Sticks May Lure Sea Turtles to Death

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Glow sticks like those used at Halloween may endanger sea turtles, such as this loggerhead seen gliding above the Florida seafloor. When placed on fishing lines to lure fish, the rods may also tempt turtles to their deaths, a new study says.

Photograph courtesy Brian Skerry

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