Sea Turtle Survival League Online Crossword Puzzle!

Test your knowledge of sea turtles and their habitats. All the answers for this crossword can be found throughout this website, especially in the Sea Turtle Information and Florida's Coastal Habitats sections.

	ACROSS 1.All sea turtle species, except one, are listed as ___. 2.Sea turtles can ___ hundred or even thousands of miles to get from their feeding grounds to their nesting beaches. 3.A disease called fibropapillomas that is killing sea turtles may be cause by ___ in the water. 4.The beach where some female sea turtles return to lay their eggs. 5.Because green sea turtle only eat sea grass and algae, they are called ___. 6.In many cultures around the world, people still eat turtle ___ and meat. 7.Trawling for ___ can kill many thousands of sea turtles each year. 8.Ghost crabs and birds are ___ of hatchlings as they hatch from the nest and race to the ocean.	DOWN 1.Sea turtles that are carnivores eat sponges, anemones, shrimp, squid and other marine ___. 2.Turtle that is named for the color of the fat underneath its shell. 3.When hatchling turtles head toward artificial lights on the beach rather than moonlight, it is called a ___. 4.Sea turtles can sometimes escape from drowning in shrimp nets if there is a turtle ___ ___, or TED, for them to use (two words). 5.Turtle named for its large head. 6.Turtles sometimes die after eating plastic bags that look like the ___ they eat. 7.The most endangered of all sea turtles (two words). 8.Coastal ___ includes structures like sea walls and sandbags that are used to try to prevent beach erosion; however, these structures keep turtles from nesting.

Need some help? Go to the Hints Page with a list of all the words in the puzzle. Only go if you really need help.