Sentences with phrase «critically endangered turtle»

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Kemp's ridley turtles are currently classified as critically endangered on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species.

The critically endangered hawksbill turtle, with its almond eyes, black spots and hooked beak, rests on the reefs feeding on these sponges while the vulnerable dugong, a flabby mammal with a wide snout and dolphin-esque tail, circles lagoons, feeding on the reef's seagrasses.

This circulation has significantly contributed to the biodiversity of the countries along the eastern Adriatic coast; the common bottlenose dolphin is frequent in the eastern coast's waters only, and the Croatian coast provides refuge for the critically endangered monk seal and sea turtles.

For kids who love animals, there's an in - depth study on sea turtles of Hawaii and the world including green sea turtles (honu), the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle and the gigantic Leatherback.

South Africa doesn't bay too loudly about the annual appearance of leatherback (critically endangered) and loggerhead turtles on the coastline of iSimangaliso Wetland Park — one of the last major nesting sites in Africa where they can still lay their eggs on the beach.

The Caribbean beach to the east is also a nesting site for both loggerhead and critically endangered hawksbill turtles.

The resort supports the EWS - WWF's Marine Turtle Conservation Project and sponsors a hawksbill turtle, listed as critically endangered.

This is great as Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are classed as critically endangered on a global scale and Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) are endangered, yet they both thrive around the Gili Islands in Indonesia.

The Gilis are home to many Green Turtles and Hawksbill Turtles which have been listed as endangered and critically endangered respectively, by the IUCN Red List.

Nearby Playa Grande is home to Las Baulas Marine Park where the critically endangered Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) comes to nest each year.

Today, they are critically endangered and considered one of the world's 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles.

Padre Ramos has been a nature reserve since 1983 and is important because it is one of only two known nesting areas (of significant size) for the critically endangered Eastern Pacific hawksbill sea turtle.

Communities in northwestern Nicaragua are rallying to save the critically endangered hawksbill turtle.

However, jellyfish have other predators at all stages of their life cycle, and so the extinction of leatherbacks could result in the proliferation of these other predators, one of which is the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle.

One thing is for certain, though: these turtles are critically endangered, no thanks to climate change, habitat loss, illegal poaching and ending up as bycatch from destructive fishing practices.

Last Thursday, authorities in the Philippine island province of Palawan confiscated a horrifying trove of more than 4,400 freshwater turtles, 3,800 of which were the critically endangered Palawan forest turtle, Siebenrockiella leytensis.

This sea has as well its own set of emblematic species of conservation concern, such as sea turtles, several cetaceans, and the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).

Photo: Wikipedia, public domain.Destroying the Evidence?Kemp's Ridley is a critically endangered species of sea turtle that can be found in the Gulf of Mexico.

Leatherback turtles are after all considered to be «Critically Endangered» according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Six of the seven sea turtle species are categorized as «Vulnerable,» «Endangered» or «Critically Endangered» globally by the IUCN Red List.

Critically endangered Leatherback sea turtles must feel like humans have it out for them.

«Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are critically endangered and the majority of hawksbill habitat use and movement research to date has been centred in the Wider Caribbean and Indo - Paciï ¬ c regions... As recently as 2007, hawksbills were considered functionally extirpated in the eastern Paciï ¬ c Ocean, based on scarce reports of their presence and the sparse coral reef distribution in the region... This study represents the ï ¬ rst initiative to track individuals from this remnant hawksbill population and describes novel habitat use that will inform regional conservation efforts.»

Leatherback turtles are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.