Male turtles become females because of global warming

Scientists warn, some populations of popular turtles may disappear.

Global warming will cause significant gender disparities in green sea turtle populations.

British scientists once again conduct important research in the field of climate and wilderness. The research team from the University of Exeter found that there will be a clear gender difference in the population of green sea turtles , when the gender of the next generation is determined by the ambient temperature during incubation .

Biologists have found that an increase in average air temperature will stimulate the birth of females, and after a hundred years, male birth rates may drop to 15-20% of the total. number of turtles born.

At the same time, in many habitats, turtles cannot simply migrate after changes in the coast and will gradually disappear.