Experts: Lights for New Buc-Ee’s Exit Deadly to Baby Sea Turtles

Experts: Lights for new Buc-ee’s exit deadly to baby sea turtles

Like many Coastal Georgians, baby sea turtles may begin to start crawling towards the new Buc-ee’s mega gas station in Brunswick. But the trip toward its 23 high-mast lights, which are visible from Georgia beaches as far as 12 miles away, would likely kill the newborn animals.

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Experts: Lights for new Buc-ee’s exit deadly to baby sea turtles - The Current

The high-mast lights at the new Buc-ee's gas station in Brunswick, Georgia are visible from the beaches, potentially causing sea turtles to misorient and increasing the risk of predators and excessive heat. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.