[CrystalCore] #39: Keeping Sea Turtles From Extinction: Turtle Friendly Outside Light Options ###

#39: Keeping Sea Turtles From Extinction: Turtle Friendly Outside Light Options
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 Reporter:  roonlesenvo1985  |       Owner:  jorrit
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new   
 Priority:  major            |   Milestone:        
Component:  game logic       |     Version:        
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 Let us face it... light pollution and sea turtles just do not get
 together. Many species are on the edge of extinction... and poor outdoor
 lighting is a important cause. Nearly sure how this can be? Let us explore
 this a little further...

 Female turtles come back to the same area to home each year. Should they
 return and find bright outside lighti...

 Incorrect outdoor lighting is one of many best issues affecting ocean
 turtles - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

 Let's face it... light pollution and sea turtles just do not go together.
 Several species are on the edge of extinction... and improper outdoor
 light is really a major cause. Not exactly sure how this is often? Let's
 look into this only a little further...

 Female turtles return to exactly the same area to nest annually. If they
 return and find bright outdoor light, one of two things happens.

 1) The feminine only will move on by... Primarily removing himself from
 the breeding populace.

 2) She lays her eggs, and then several weeks later the hatchlings emerge
 under cover of darkness and begin their journey to the sea. They have
 evolved through an incredible number of years to seek out the brightest
 horizon. This really is broadly speaking the ocean... with crashing surf
 and moon and star light reflecting on the water. Unfortunately, if bright
 lights were installed along with some recent development, the hatchlings
 emerge and get towards the bright lights... and far from the water and a
 chance at success. These then get stepped on by cars as streets are
 crossed by them, wander consumed by predators and are till exhausted or
 just roast within their own shells in the temperature of the sun. More
 than 80% of hatchlings can die on gentle [http://www.catalyst-
 commercial.co.uk/procurement/business-electricity/ business electricity
 rates] polluted shores.

 Many communities have introduced outside lighting laws built to come to
 the assistance of suffering sea turtle populations. These usually involve
 the usage of full cutoff features. Total cutoff fixtures just get a handle
 on the result of light... forcing it down towards the floor where its
 needed... and preventing it from shining up into the night sky... or
 horizontally when it can cross property lines... and illuminate turtle
 nesting beaches.

 Starry Night Lights has a greatly expanded collection of turtle friendly
 outside lighting solutions. Working with the Florida Fish & Wildlife
 Conservation Commission, theyve combined the largest choice of full cutoff
 outside lights with single turtle safe lights to offer numerous answers to
 areas that border sea turtle nesting areas. They provide bollards, wall
 packs and pole installed solutions for cities and companies in addition to
 a selection of accessories for homeowners and property links. The mixture
 of complete cutoff fixtures and single lights has been found to be least
 troublesome to sea turtle hatchlings.

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