Big Smile, No Teeth: Trotting out some good news on turtles


We'll hopefully be seeing more such goofy faces now because endangered sea turtle populations are showing signs of increasing. — 123rf

Here's something different for a change: some good news!

Endangered sea turtle populations are showing signs of growing a little. That’s right. The animal that launched an assault on plastic straws – when video of a turtle getting a plastic straw removed from its nose went viral – is seeing a rebound in its numbers.

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