Some solutions can be quite simple
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (370187)
Rockingham, Australia
January 12, 2026 4:01am CST
Sometimes, a solution to a problem can be quite simple. I was reminded of this when I read an article regarding conservationists who are trying to protect turtle eggs from predators.
WYLD Projects, an environmental not-for-profit organisation, are protecting endangered clutches of freshwater white-throated snapping turtle eggs from predators by placing wire cages around the nests or by transferring the eggs into predator-safe cages. The nests are along the Burnett River, near Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia.
Because of these measures, the little turtles have a much greater chance of survival and numbers of the species have been rising. It’s nice to have some good news in these turbulent times.
The photo is courtesy of Marilyn Connell, Wikimedia Commons.
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@DaddyEvil (166437)
• United States
12 Jan
I think wildlife people take the turtle eggs home with them until they hatch and then bring them back to the nesting sites to release them into the wild to keep more of them from being eaten by predators. (I read that somewhere.)
I'm glad those measures are working well.
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@DaddyEvil (166437)
• United States
13 Jan
@JudyEv Yes, some eggs are left in place with a wire cage over them here, too.
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@JudyEv (370187)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan
@Fleura @DaddyEvil These are left 'in place' or maybe moved to a safe area but within the same environment.
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@rebelann (115727)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Jan
That's wonderful.
There are also efforts being made to protect the endangered sea turtle breeding beaches which is not an easy thing to do but at least they are trying.
I pray all of those efforts are successful and that parents today teach their children the importance of other species so they will help protect what little is left.
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@rebelann (115727)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Jan
You wrote it very well, the trouble is that the article I read said that those babies had to face those dangers in order to get motivated to make it to the sea, I'm not really sure wildlife advocates always know just what they are talking about but they did mention that they had to set up a tarp to block the city lights because that would confuse the babies. I'm sure that humanity does cause problems for them and many other species
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@JudyEv (370187)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan
With the cage around a nest, predators can't get to the eggs.
@LindaOHio (212131)
• United States
13 Jan
That gives hope for the species' survival. I wish they could do that for some of the other animals at risk -- polar bears, elephants and on and on.
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@LindaOHio (212131)
• United States
14 Jan
@JudyEv Yes, elephants are being shot by the hundreds for the ivory.
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@luisadannointed (10128)
• Philippines
12 Jan
I agree to that, I think things become complicated when we panic first instead of analyzing what is happening and how to solve it. But what can we do? I think there are more people who do that, especially when they feel alone, but these turtles are super blessed because they have teams of people who cares and think for their safety... But I think we are more blessed if we only remember that we have abigger God who can solve put problem.
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@JudyEv (370187)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan
Not every solution needs to be complicanted and/or expensive. Sometimes it just needs a little thought.
