A Day At The Beach

Kinah is waiting on the beach. After that, she sees a turtle in the dark. It is moving slowly out of the water. The turtle is looking for a place to lay her eggs. Kinah is very excited to see the turtle. Loud noise and bright lights will disturb a nesting turtle. So, she points out the turtle to her father. They watch the turtle from a distance. Then, the turtle starts to lay eggs. Kinahs father and mother dig into the sand. After that, they take the eggs to the turtle hatchery nearby. They help the hatchery officer bury the eggs in a new hole in the hatchery. The officer marks the sand clearly with a sign. After the eggs hatch, Kinah will help to take the hatchlings out to the beach and release them. Her family helps with the turtle conservation programme every year.

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1. Where is Kinah? (Line 1) ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is Kinah excited? (Line 2) __________________________________________________________________ 3. What will disturb a nesting sea turtle? (Line 3 to 4) _________________________________________________________________ 4. Who marks the sand with a sign after the eggs are buried in the hatchery? (Line 8) _________________________________________________________________ 5. How does Kinah help to conserve the sea turtles? (Line 9 to 10) _________________________________________________________________

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They take the eggs to the turtle hatchery nearby. Kinah is waiting on the beach. She sees a turtle in the dark. Kinahs father and mother dig into the sand. The turtle starts to lay eggs. It is moving slowly out of the water.

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1. Kinah is waiting on the beach. 2. She sees a turtle in the dark. 3.It is moving slowly out of the water. 3. The turtle starts to lay eggs. 4. Kinahs father and mother dig into the sand. 5. After that, they take the eggs to the turtle hatchery nearby.

Interview script.

Why are sea turtles endangered?

The beaches where they nest are polluted. There is also too much development on the beaches. The noise and bright lights will disturb the turtles.

Adult sea turtles are also accidentally caught in fishing nets all the time. Some people eat the eggs, too.

How can we help the turtles?

We should not throw rubbish into the sea or on the beach. We should not disturb the turtles when they nest. We should also not eat their eggs.