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Threats to Sea Turtles

March 13, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Costa Rica Sea TurtlesAugust 2017- Part II The Sea Turtle Threats: Poachers & Predators Dangerous Fishing Practices & Entanglement Pollution Coastal Threats Global Warming Scientific Influences Recent Dangers to Sea Turtles None of the threats are from evolution or other natural causes. Humans have inflicted the damage. Poachers and Predators Poachers catch/ capture adult Sea Turtles for their meat. In Costa...

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Save Sea Turtles

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Save Sea Turtles in Costa RicaWhy Save Sea Turtles? The Sea Turtle Serves Ecology August 2017 - Part II If we manage, in the process, to save sea turtle, we might just be saving ourselves too. Sea Turtles serve our ecology in several ways and here are a couple examples. Sea Turtles are one of the few animals that eat sea grass. Sea Turtles and manatees...

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Counting Sea Turtles

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Counting Sea Turtles For Conservation MeasuresAugust 2017- Part II Counting Sea Turtles for conservation measures, permits tracking the decline in population. Counting the species has always been a challenging job. Only females come ashore for nesting. Male Sea Turtles spend nearly their entire lives in the sea. Two factors are accountable: The number of nesting Sea Turtle females seen on beaches where they have established...

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Human’s Threaten Sea Turtle Extinction

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Human’s Threaten Sea Turtle Extinction - Blue River ResortAugust 2017- Part II Sea Turtles are on the verge of extinction. Some, are more critically endangered than others. Without the help and the assistance of everyone, sea turtles will become a memory. Imagine describing a Sea Turtle to your children and grandchildren after having vanished. If you agree this would be tragic, then the time to learn...

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Endangered Costa Rica Sea Turtles

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endangered costa rica turtlesEndangered Sea Turtles in Costa Rica August 2017- Part II In Costa Rica and throughout the world, almost all Sea Turtle species are classified as Endangered. Poaching and over-exploitation takes place because they are being slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells. Sea turtles face habitat destruction and are accidentally captured by fishermen. The changing climate is...

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Sea Turtle Species

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Costa Rica Sea Turtle Species & Peculiarities: Anatomy of a Sea TurtleCosta Rica Sea Turtle Species & Peculiarities Anatomy of a Sea Turtle August 2017 - Part II The following anatomy terms are mentioned in the blog. Carapace - The hard upper shell (dorsal section) of a tortoise, turtle, crustacean, or arachnid. Scutes - Scales forming carapace. Plastron - The underside, bony plate, forming the ventral part of the turtle’s shell; i.e. its...

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Costa Rica Sea Turtle Species

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Sea Turtle Species in Costa RicaSea Turtle Species of Costa Rica Posted May 2017 There are seven species of ‘Sea Turtles’ in the world. The seven kinds are divided into two families: The Cheloniidae family and The Dermochelyidae family. The Cheloniidae Family has 6 types of the Sea Turtles Olive Ridleys *Flatbacks Loggerheads Pacific and Atlantic Greens Hawksbills Kemp’s Olive Ridleys *Flatbacks live on the Australian continental...

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Sea Turtle Life Cycle

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Sea Turtle Life Cycle, Behavior, Mating, Eggs and HatchlingsThe Life of Sea Turtles Posted May 2017 Sea Turtles live a solitary life in the oceans until they reach sexual maturity. At sexual maturity they are ready to mate, a stage decided by either age or size, or both. Deciding Maturity by Age Specie            Age of Sexual Maturity(Years) Loggerheads ...

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Sea Turtle Facts

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Fun Facts About Sea Turtles: Nesting, Navigation & StructureFun Facts About Sea Turtles Posted May 2017 The facts of the matter are, people find Sea Turtles interesting. Here are a few reasons why. Sea Turtle fact: Nesting: Female Sea Turtles always return to the beach where they hatched to lay their ‘clutch’ of eggs. Sea Turtle fact: Navigation: The ability to locate a specific spot...

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Sea Turtle Population Threat

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Costa Rica’s Sea Turtle Population Threats - Blue River ResortCosta Rica’s Sea Turtle Population Threats Posted May 2017 Fewer places have experienced the decline in the Sea Turtle population as Costa Rica has. The beaches here are ideal for nesting Sea Turtles wading from the sea, up a gently sloping beach to soft, warm sand. Beachfronts serve as incubators for Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean...

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