140+ Turtles Found Dead Along 2.5 Mile Stretch Of Bangladesh Beach In Past Week - Reuters

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COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - More than 200 turtles, some weighing 20 kg (44 pounds) or more, have died in the Bay of Bengal along the Bangladesh coast over the past week, government officials and witnesses said on Monday.

"Around 140 turtles were found dead along a 4-km (2.5 miles) stretch of the beach," Mohammad Aminul Islam, deputy commissioner of Cox's Bazar district, said. He said more turtles were dying on the shores of St. Martin island, 35 km off the country's southeastern tip, Teknaf.

Fishermen have reported that some dolphins have also died. No one seems to know why the sea creatures are dying.

Islam said he believed the turtles died after being caught in fishing nets. But fishermen said they did not catch that many turtles to begin with, and when they do, they throw them back into the water.

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[bahrbearian]

1. Do you think that Turtles and Dolphins might drown in nets, Islam?

Do you think that the fisherman are throwing over Dead Mammals.

[Porcupine]

2. Turtles try to eat plastic bags.

When your great grandparents were born great fleets of turtles cruised the seas eating jellyfish and minding there own business otherwise. Now they are almost all gone and jellyfish are a plague.

Humans suck.

[suziedemocrat]

3. Humans DO Suck!

I was just telling someone that! How many times a day do you say Dogs suck? Or, I have to get away from dogs for a while.

If I were God and I had one species that was causing the extinction of many other species, and taking over and ruining an entire planet... I wouldn't think twice, I'd get rid of 'em.

Human Beings are a flawed species! Something along the way went terribly wrong.