Hawksbill sea turtle

Multi-Level Community Engagement Acting Locally to Impact Globally (Click HERE for Spanish) We are very proud to be joining the fight to protect the Hawskbill Sea Turtle, which is one of the most endangered marine animals worldwide – and to be doing so by making it the pilot program for our all-new BlueCommunities initiative. We are partnering with In 2020, We Had A RECORD NUMBER OF NESTS Under Our Protection and OVER 6,400 HATCHLINGS Successfully Making It To The Sea! BlueCommunities is a new initiative, in which we identify key communities and work with local NGOs within them to support existing environmental and sustainability projects, while also developing new opportunities based on local needs and resources. More detail will come soon. Conservation Conservation efforts are lead by Luis Antonio Góngora Domínguez, biologist and founder of Yuumtsil Káak Náab. Involves monitoring of adult turtles and nests, intervention and assistance where necessary, and in particular securing nests and eggs to ensure that greater numbers of Hawksbill young hatch and reach the water, maximizing the potential for population numbers to stabilize at the moment of greatest threat in the animal’s life cycle. Research Data collection is a major component to this project, and it’s collected both in relation to the turtles and the plastic pollution that we are finding on the beaches. Information about the turtles is shared with the Mexican Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, as well...

Hawksbill Sea Turtles Considered by many to be the most beautiful of sea turtles for their colorful shells, the hawksbill is found in tropical waters around the world. They spend their time in coral reefs, rocky areas, lagoons, mangroves, oceanic islands, and shallow coastal areas. Named for its narrow head and sharp, bird-like beak, hawksbills can reach into cracks and crevices of coral reefs looking for food. Their diet is very specialized, feeding almost exclusively on sponges. One of the smaller turtles, adults weigh between 100-200 pounds (45 - 90 kg) and reach 2-3 feet (roughly .5 to 1 meter) in length. hawksbill Facts & Tidbits • These turtles are solitary nesters, nesting in low densities on small scattered beaches. Adult females are well adapted for crawling over reefs and rocky areas to reach secluded nesting sites. • On average, they nest roughly 4 times per season at 2 week intervals and lay around 140 eggs per nest. Nests however, may contain over 200 eggs! • Hawksbills are considered Critically Endangered around the world by the IUCN Red List and are listed as Endangered in the US. Some researchers believe the Eastern Pacific hawksbill is likely the most endangered sea turtle population worldwide. • Their scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricata. Distribution This species inhabits tropical and some sub-tropical regions in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The largest populations occur in the Caribbean Sea, the Seychelles, Indonesia, Mexico, and Austr...

Geographic Range Eretmochelys imbricata are found mainly in the tropical regions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. However, in the western hemisphere, they have been reported to have nests as far north as Woods Hole, Massachusetts. They are also present in the Long Island Sound. However, between the Carolinas and New Jersey, very few hawksbill turtles have been recorded. ( • Biogeographic Regions • • • indian ocean • • • mediterranean sea Habitat Hawksbill turtles are most commonly found in hard-bottomed and reef habitats containing ( • Habitat Regions • • Aquatic Biomes • • Range depth 20 to 0 m 65.62 to 0.00 ft • Average depth Near Surface m ft Physical Description Young hawksbill turtles have a heart-shaped carapace. As these turtles mature, their carapaces becomes more elongated. In all of the hawksbill turtles, with the exception of very old individuals, the lateral and posterior areas of the carapace are serrated. The heads of hawksbill turtles taper into a V shape, giving them the appearance of birds' beaks. ( Eretmochelys imbricata have 5 features that distinguish them from other sea turtles. Their heads have two pairs of prefrontal scales. They also have two claws on each of their forelimbs. There are thick, overlapping scutes on their carapaces, which also have four pairs of costal scutes. Their elongate mouths resemble a beak, that taper off to a sharp point at the end. ( Hawksbill turtles are relatively small sea turtles. Nesting females average a length of 8...

Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live and have free passage in a healthy environment, a change that represents a different way of thinking about how to protect wildlife sea turtle, any of seven species of marine Dermochelyidae ( Cheloniidae (green turtles, flatback sea turtles, loggerhead sea turtles, hawksbills, and ridleys). Both families are highly aquatic, and most species only appear on coastal Chelonia mydas) occasionally basks in terrestrial Chelonia mydas) Dermochelyids and cheloniids are distantly related; their divergence from one another took place between 100 million and 150 million years ago. Nevertheless, both groups have streamlined shells, forelimbs modified as flippers that propel their bodies through the water, figure-eight swimming strokes, and large, fully webbed hind feet as rudders. Cheloniids are hard-shelled sea turtles with a bony carapace (top shell) and plastron (bottom shell) with epidermal scutes ( Meet a 2,000-pound leatherback sea turtle and the pair of Russian tortoises that traveled to the Moon Size varies greatly among the seven species; however, commonalities exist in diet and habitat. With some exception, most sea turtles are carnivorous and prefer warm, coastal marine environments. The Dermochelys coriacea) inhabits pelagic (open olive ridleys ( Lepidochelys olivacea) are also largely pelagic, but they are known to frequent coastal regions such as L. kempii), are small with wide rounded shells. As adults, both species h...

Description Sea turtles are reptiles remarkably suited to life in the sea. Their hydrodynamic shape, large size, and powerful front flippers allow them to dive to great depths and swim long distances. These front flippers are long, narrow, and winglike, while their hind flippers are shorter. Although sea turtles can remain submerged for hours at a time while resting or sleeping, they typically surface several times each hour to breathe. There are seven species of sea turtle: the Sea turtles are among the oldest creatures on Earth and have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years. In most sea turtles, the top shell—or carapace—is composed of many bones covered with horny scales, or scutes. Unlike their terrestrial relatives, they cannot retract their heads into their shells. The smallest of the sea turtles are the two species of ridleys, weighing in at 85 to 100 pounds (38 to 45 kilograms) as adults. Leatherbacks are the biggest and can grow to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). Most sea turtles grow slowly and have a lifespan of many decades. Life History Mating occurs roughly every two to three years in shallow waters. In summer, an ancient reproductive ritual begins when the female leaves the sea and crawls ashore to dig a nest in the sand. She uses her rear flippers to dig the nest hole, then deposits 80 to 150 eggs that look a lot like Ping-Pong balls. When egg-laying is complete, the turtle covers the eggs, camouflages the nest site, and returns to the ocean. N...

Six of the species are classified in the Family Cheloniidae. This family includes the hawksbill, green, flatback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive ridley turtles. These all look fairly similar when compared to the seventh species, the leatherback. The leatherback looks very different from the other species and is the only sea turtle species in its own family, Dermochelyidae. All seven species of sea turtles are listed under the C. Allan Morgan/Photolibrary/Getty Images The leatherback turtle( Dermochelys coriacea)is the Leatherbacks look very different from other sea turtles. Their shell consists of a single piece with five ridges, which is distinctive from other turtles who have plated shells. Their skin is dark and is covered with white or pink spots. Leatherbacks are deep divers with the ability to dive to over 3,000 feet. They feed on jellyfish, salps, crustaceans, squid, and urchins. This species nests on tropical beaches, but can migrate as far north as Canada during the rest of the year. Westend61 - Gerald Nowak/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images The green turtle ( Chelonia mydas) is large, with a carapace of up to 3 feet long. Green turtles weigh up to 350 pounds. Their carapace can include shades of black, gray, green, brown, or yellow. Scutes may contain a beautiful pigmentation that looks like a sun's rays. Adult green turtles are the only herbivorous sea turtles. When young, they are carnivorous, but as adults, they eat seaweeds and seagrass. This diet gives the...

The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is considered to be the most beautiful of sea turtles for its colorful shell and distinctive look. They’re found in tropical waters around the world, and are some of the most popular attractions at aquariums. Here are 25 cool and interesting facts about Hawksbill Sea Turtles, some truly amazing animals that inspire so much joy and awe. 25 Cool Facts About Hawksbill Sea Turtles 1. It’s named for its “beak” The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a very distinctive narrow head and a sharp, bird-like beak that helps it to reach into cracks and crevices of coral reefs to look for food. It’s strong and hooked, similar to a bird of prey, in order to crack through coral to get to their preferred food. 2. They feed almost exclusively on sponges Without the Hawksbill’s unique role in coral reef maintenance, these sponges would be able to overgrow corals and suffocate reefs. These sponges are toxic to other animals but not the Hawksbill, which means very little competition for them. 3. They’re solitary nesters Unlike many sea turtles that swarm the beaches in droves when it’s egg-laying season, the Hawksbill prefers to nest in low densities on small, scattered beaches. The females are well adapted to even crawl over reefs and rocky areas to reach truly secluded nesting sites. image: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region | Flickr | CC 2.0 4. They nest nearly 4 times per season Each nest contains approximately 140 eggs, although some nests may contain over 200....