Sentences with phrase «for turtle eggs»

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To figure out which species within that complex are causing problems for the turtle eggs, the researchers had to build a fungal phylogenetic tree based on DNA.

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Guests Give Back Each year from June to November CasaMagna Marriott commissions biologists to comb the beaches and gather sea turtle eggs that are to be transported to the Marriott nursery for incubation.

At the wildlife center, the turtle eggs are typically incubated for two to three months before they hatch.

For the study, the researchers incubated eggs from the Trachemys scripta elegans, a semi-aquatic turtle, under different temperature and moisture regimes to study the effect of the two environmental factors on developmental rate, egg mass, embryo mass and length, and sex ratio.

In articles published in April in Costa Rica's leading newspaper, La Nación, Mora Sandoval and others highlighted the trend for paying crack - addicted, turtle egg poachers with drugs.

Turtles nest unbothered on the remote beaches of the southern Line Islands, whereas in most other places they are killed for meat and their eggs are collected.

For the tens of thousands of sea turtle eggs incubating in the sands of the northern Gulf of Mexico — and dangerously near the oil — it's come to this: Officials are planning to dig up the approximately 700 nests on Alabama and the Florida panhandle beaches, pack the eggs in Styrofoam boxes, and fly them to a facility in eastern Florida where they can mature.

So what was special yesterday about the runways of New York City's John F. Kennedy airport that drew over 150 diamondback terrapin turtles to cross its dangerous runways to lay their eggs, delaying flights for hours while wildlife workers took them home?

Most of the time he's on thelookout for female turtles — Blanding's, Common Snapping, and MidlandPainted — abundant with fertilized eggs and ready to unload them on thefirst warm day.

Focus: Return to Turtle Bay — Four - fifths of the Mediterranean's loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on one Greek beach — but for how much longer?

Leatherback turtles have been coming ashore to lay their eggs for generations.

The temperature - difference mechanism for sex determination found in alligators and turtles depends on eggs being left in unattended nests, typically sun - warmed, with clutches large enough to have a marked temperature gradient across them.

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Also, the living conditions were not ideal as the area lacks healthy grass patches and the humidity was not suitable for the turtles and tortoises to lay eggs.

«Room service» for turtles is a daily event with a menu of protein - rich warmed dog food, live worms, some high - calcium foods like egg shells, lots of vegetables, fruits and greens.

In March and April, they plan to visit Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, entertainment, and the pet trade industry, and the Barrier Island Sanctuary, an educational nature sanctuary, to take a tour and help clean up a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs.

The rooftop patio, complete with lounge furniture and sunbeds, is one of the world's finest spots for viewing turtles nesting and hatching eggs in their natural habitat.

The turtle center prepares for summer time during June and July for breeding season, when thousands of precious turtle eggs hatch on provisional locations on the soft sands of Kuta beach.

Isla Mujeres is the ancestral hatching ground for the giant sea turtles that lay their eggs in the soft sand from May through September.

Tortuguero means turtle village and it is known for its three species of endangered sea turtles who lay their eggs on the beach here.

These actions have led to an increase in the number of turtles coming to the beach for laying eggs.

The beach here is a prime nesting site for turtles but locals have a taste for their eggs so they're often stolen.

Another focal point for visiting tourists to the North Pacific of Costa Rica are the many beaches which are home to turtles wanting to lay eggs.

Since large sea turtles have made Isla Mujeres their breeding ground for generations, the Turtle Farm gathers up the eggs it finds along the beaches and incubates them at the Turtle Farm thereby greatly increasing their chances of survival.

This beach is particularly known for its famous arribada, which brings hundreds of thousands of turtles, at least once a month, to lay their eggs in the sand.

If you prefer the summer water temperatures of about 25 degrees during the months of December and January you are set for a treat as this is the time the turtles lay their eggs.

The Satang Islands are a special place for Green turtles to come and lay their eggs.

Created in 1990 to protect Leatherback turtles from profit - making egg poachers, Marino las Baulas National Park is one of the foremost nesting sites for the leatherback turtle.

Pak Boulong is a local person who dedicated himself to conserve and start breeding turtles which are endangered and protected animals on the islands, He starts from eggs collected, and after hatching and the turtle babies are old enough and ready to start their new life on the open seas they are released, with many travelers who come to Gili Meno for this special occasion.

Located near Santubong, these islands have been gazetted as a turtle sanctuary and collection of eggs for the dinner table has been banned.

This has meant a loss of nesting areas for the sea turtles to lay their eggs.

The breeding period for these turtles is between October and March, so don't be surprised if you see a few coming ashore to lay their eggs while you enjoy the surf and sand.

It is called home for hundreds of thousands sea turtles that nest their eggs into black, volcanic sand.

«The hotel's white - sand beach, complete with turquoise waters and thatched cabanas, is the nesting ground for sea turtles, and the hotel's staff alerts guests when the eggs are hatching.»

Turtle sanctuaries have been set up on all three Gili Islands and are dedicated to protecting turtle eggs from predators, providing a safe environment for hatching them as well as raising the young turtles for up to a year before releasing them back safely into the sea.

An arribada is the time the sea turtles come to lay their eggs in staggering numbers for 2 - 4 days.

The area around Tamarindo Beach is a nesting ground for endangered giant Leatherback turtles, and witnessing them lay their eggs in the sand is a magical experience.

Known as the «Costa Rica's Amazon», Tortuguero is one of the most important nesting sites in the world for marine turtles — every year, thousands of them come ashore along these world - famous beaches to lay their eggs.

Ko Tao — which means Turtle Island — was given the name because its pristine beaches have long been breeding and egg - laying sites for green turtles.

Summertime is nesting season for turtles, and there many chances to volunteer with locals to help the turtles lay their eggs.

On this tour you will go for a nighttime walk on the beaches of Marino Las Baulas National Park to look for green turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs.

Santa Teresa needs to get organized for this, because just north at Manzanillo and above, it has been discovered that all four of Costa Rica's sea turtles are laying eggs, making it one of just a small handful of sites in the world with so many sea turtle species in one location.

Turtles live for decades, and lay eggs 3 - 4 times per year, so there's hope if we can stop the egg - robbers.

Every night, a local guy on an ATV, rides up and down the beach, looking for turtle tracks, and then steals all the eggs to eat or sell.

Here, turtles lay their eggs on virgin beaches, and you can ascend the 2,365 metre Tahtali mountain by cable car for a truly spectacular view!

Sandcastles On The Beach at Bargara is an absolute beachfront property situated opposite the golf course and close to open air cafes, an ideal base for discovering Bundaberg's many attractions like whale watching, turtle egg laying and hatching, snorkelling and diving on the southern gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

Swim and snorkel the playground of reefs, blue lagoons and tidal pools or go for walks amongst swaying palm trees along the coral sand beach where turtles lumber ashore to lay their eggs.

The southern end that has soft white sands of the beach known as Temb acts as a nesting ground for the Olive Ridley turtles that come here to lay their eggs.

Alagadi beach is famous for its loggerhead turtles which lay their eggs here during the summer.