Sea turtles are important enough that we will go to whatever lengths we can to protect them. “It’s very heartbreaking to know that it’s something that could have been prevented.” And prevented so easily.
The death of the turtle is another painfully strong reminder that our actions have serious consequences, even if to some it may seem otherwise. Littering and leaving our things behind on beaches and in other natural spaces is not only thoughtless and selfish, but often it very literally endangers the lives of wild animals.