The answer is <span>D. Because sea turtle species are a legally protected species.
because they are really valuable to the environment so the environmental research center told the government to protect the turtles from human beings so they don't die off
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This is most evidently a metaphor. The thing to keep in mind when analyzing literature/poetry is that if you see figurative language making comparisons/drawing parallels between two differing things--instances where the meaning is not literal such as how injustice is not really a fire and has no flames--it's a safe bet you'll have on your hands a metaphor.
