At Last, Some Good Wildlife News: Green Sea Turtles Are Thriving In The San Gabriel River

G liding through just a few feet of murky water, a green sea turtle dodges beer cans, plastic bags and shopping carts in the concrete-lined San Gab...

September 13, 2023
9:38 PM

G liding through just a few feet of murky water, a green sea turtle dodges beer cans, plastic bags and shopping carts in the concrete-lined San Gabriel River. A scene that feels very turtle out of water . A green sea turtle pops its head out of the water while swimming up the channelized San Gabriel River in Long Beach. Here's this animal that we most often see in photos of people snorkeling during a tropical vacation. It's munching on algae in fetid suburban runoff, with cars zipping by on the 605 Freeway a few hundred yards away.

Jacob Margolis