Baby sea turtles released into the sea.... :(

in the wild they don't have their parents to feed them either. the eggs are laid in a nest under the sand, and left to their own devices. when they hatch, they have to dig their way to the surface, and make for the sea. during this process, many of the newborn turtles are eaten by predators. out of those that reach the ocean, very few reach adulthood. if they raised them until they were larger then they would probably not thrive in the wild, as they wouldn't have learned to fend for themselves, they would be dependant on human care. so while it seems harsh, at least releasing them straight into the ocean gives them the best possible chance. they learn to look after themselves, and while some will fall prey to predators before they are full grown, they at least don't have to run the gauntlet from the nest to the sea, with all manner of predators waiting for them.

dear lady, we have a turtle sanctuary here about 6 to 7 kilometers where i am now and the government caretaker raise baby turtles and also release them into the sea. many of them will not make it to maturity but that is how it is or those that would mature will not learn their natural way of living if releasd much later in their life. what i understand is that there is a season that all these turtles go back to where they were raised and then lay their eggs there again for a new generation of turtles. nice to know isnt it? ann

I know that one of my daughters happiest memories is helping baby sea turtles back into the sea during her honeymoon in Barbados!

On the contrary I think scientists have done a research already before doing a thing like that, even in their natural habitat only a few survive out of the thousands not to mention the eggs that do not get fertilized, it's nature's way of weeding out the weak and the infirmed in order to ensure the quality and propagation of the specie.In some specie of animals, to leave them on human care for a longer time is bad for them because they become too dependent on us so they lose the natural ability to survive which nature has endowed them. Tough but that is nature's way, the survival of the fittest. I hope you don't feel that bad for them anymore