Loggerhead turtle nests are threatened by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Scientists in the US have announced a plan to rescue sea turtle nests and eggs from the potential impacts of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The "Sea Turtle Late-Term Nest Collection and Hatchling Release Plan" has been put together by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

This aim is to collect nests at a point in the incubation cycle where there is the lowest risk of losing viable eggs.