Sentences with phrase «nesting sea turtle populations»

Co-author Dr Matthew Witt from the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter added: «These findings further emphasize the regional and global importance of Gabon's nesting sea turtle populations and places the country in a better position to support and implement measures to protect them.»

What is still unclear is whether or not sea turtle populations are being helped enough that they may recover after the substantial losses they're suffering.

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Sea turtle populations can get by with fewer males than females (SN: 3/4/17, p. 16), but scientists aren't sure how many is too few.

New research indicates that for loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic, the number of returning nesting females in the population and favorable climate conditions in the year or two prior to the nesting year are strongly related to the number of nests produced by these animals in a given year.

These models were then used to assess observed changes in nest counts and to project future nesting trends in the Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle population, the largest in the world.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.

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She also participated in a Spay and Neuter program in Mazunte, Mexico; this program reduces the local pet population and promotes the survival of endangered sea turtles that nest on the coast.

Accessible only by boat or plane, this roadless wilderness of ocean, river, rainforest, and the jungle is home to 3 types of nesting sea turtles, an incredibly diverse bird population, Jaguars and howler monkeys, and of course, world - class Tarpon and Snook fishing.

Located along what is known as «Sea Turtle Corridor», the island boasts a healthy turtle population with nesting and foraging areas for Hawksbills and Green Turtles

The Hawaii Wildlife Fund sponsors a number of great volunteer programs on Maui, including activities that track and monitor hawksbill and green sea turtles in order to assess the population, protect nests, and assist injured creatures.

The reserve is well known for its large population of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles and their nesting sites particularly during the months between July and December.

In fact, we house the second largest population of nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the world.

The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle sets itself apart from other turtle populations in several ways: They're the smallest of all the Gulf of Mexico turtle species, measuring only about 2 feet when fully grown; they're the world's most endangered sea turtle; and they're known for their synchronized nesting activities, called arribadas, in which hundreds or thousands of females come ashore on the same day to lay their eggs.

In Australia alone, there are seven regional populations of green turtles that nest in different areas; the southern Great Barrier Reef, the northern Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea, the Gulf of Carpentaria, Western Australia's north - west shelf, the Ashmore and Cartier Reefs and Scott Reef.

Nest counts are the main source of demographic data for sea turtles, but it's hard to estimate population size from these counts.

This extraordinarily high level of bycatch can not be sustained and may ultimately drive this endangered sea turtle population to extinction.»

Nesting biology of sea turtles is strongly affected by temperature, both in timing and in the determination of the sex ratio of hatchlings (Hays et al., 2003), but implications for population size are unknown.