Sea Turtles Are Thriving As Coronavirus Lockdown Empties Florida Beaches

(CNN) — Sea turtles in Florida are nesting in peace — for now.
With the beaches in Florida closed in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, researchers are seeing less plastic and waste, fewer people and vehicles on the beach and less disorientation for emerging hatchlings that’s caused by artificial lights on the beach, David Godfrey, Executive Director for the Sea Turtle Conservancy told CNN.
And because of these factors, the sea turtles are able to build without any di