Save the Wails

To protect sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the surf from their dry-land nests, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ordered vehicles off the beaches in Daytona Beach, Fla., between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. But local residents are in an uproar, saying that the economy of the beach area needs the daytime traffic to survive. “I’m sick and tired of tree-huggers and Bambi-ites,” said George Locke, a member of the Beach Trust Commission, a county advisory board. “I like turtles, I used to eat them before they were protected,” he said. Fish and Game officials threaten to close the beaches entirely during the turtles’ mating season if the county doesn’t do more to safeguard the hatchlings, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act. (AP) ...Hey, you got any more of them Bald Eagle-kabobs?