Sentences with phrase «sea turtle conservation in»

So far this year we have volunteers scheduled for spay / neuter in Mexico, sea turtle conservation in Guatemala, and wildlife rescue in Ecuador, and it's only spring!

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He oversees conservation and recovery programs for endangered and threatened marine mammal and sea turtle species in New England and the...

A 20 - year assessment of Nicaragua's legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Florida has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take.

Upwards of one million sea turtles, for example, were estimated to have been killed as bycatch from 1990 - 2008, according to a report published in Conservation Letters in 2010.

Elizabeth Griffin Wilson, a marine scientist with the international conservation group Oceana, points out that the new paper does not specifically investigate the effects of factors like fishing bycatch or habitat destruction, so she urges caution in comparing the human and natural toll on sea turtles.

In the ocean, tunas and sea turtles are current conservation concerns because of this intense pressure.

The loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened (likely to become endangered, in danger of extinction, within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act and internationally it is listed as endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Grades: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Seaturtle.org provides information and resources to support research and conservation efforts in the sea turtle community.

REVIEW: Anyone with an interest in sea turtles and their conservation will find lots of information at this site.

In the library, first graders are following the progress of Miss Junie 2, an endangered sea turtle they adopted (for 85 cents each) from the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC).

St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary: September 2012: 64 - 65 Houston Zoo, Saving the Orangutan: October 2012: 64 - 65 Saving the Lions: November 2012: 62 - 64 Saving Lives in Central America: December 2012: 60 - 61 Saving Sea Turtles: Jan / Feb 2013: 62 - 63 Saving the Borneo Elephants: March 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation Corner: April 2013: 64 - 65 Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative: May 2013: 62 - 63 Conservation Corner: June 2013: 64 - 65 Protecting the Ethiopian Wolves: July 2013: 66 - 67 Saving Rhinos from Extinction: August 2013: 62 - 63 Saving Animals from Extinction: September 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation of the African Painted Dog: October 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation of Chimpanzees: November 2013: 64 - 65 Conserving Attwater's Prairie Chickens: December 2013: 64 - 65 Traveling to See Animals in the Wild with the Houston Zoo: Jan / Feb 2014: 64 - 65 Blue Billed Curassow Conservation: March 2014: 62 - 63 Houston Toad Conservation: May 2014: 60 - 61 Lion Conservation: June 2014: 58 - 61 Giant Armadillo Conservation Project in Brazil: July 2014: 58 - 59 Conserving the Gorillas: August 2014: 58 - 59

While the Hawaiian green sea turtle, or honu in Hawaiian, has made a good recovery due to conservation efforts, the Hawaiian monk seal's numbers have been declining and may become extinct within our lifetime.

Each year Borneo Divers Mabul Resort hosts the said conservation program twice via Mabul Turtle Day in the month of May, and Borneo Divers» Celebration of Sea Turtles in Mabul in November; and inhouse guests and all interested are invited to participate.

The park is home to a butterfly pavilion, a coral reef aquarium, a wildlife breeding farm specializing in the conservation of birds like macaws, parrots, flamingos, and toucans, an orchid greenhouse, a mushroom farm, a sea turtle conservation center and nursery, and mammal habitats for jaguars, spider - monkeys, deer, manatees, dolphins, and tapirs.

Only 10 minutes from Playa del Carmen, Xcaret packs a wollop of fun, with everything from a world - class scarlet macaw conservation program and a sea turtle hatchery to swimming in an underground river, eating at a buffet next to jaguars and watching a two hour Espectacular show literally filled with balls of fire...

The Wildlife Conservation Society, in conjunction with the Belize Department of Fisheries, have been conducting field research on sea turtles living in the coral reefs in and around Glover's Reef Atoll since 2007.

Georgia Aquarium's Conservation Field Station (GACFS) aided in the timely rescue efforts of a group of stranded loggerhead sea turtles from the coast of North Carolina.

Wildlife Connection, an eco tour group based in Marina Vallarta, offers an evening tour to turtle camps in Riviera Nayarit where visitors can participate in the release of baby turtles and complete their experience with an educational lecture about the fascinating world of sea turtles and their conservation.

A collaborative effort between the Caribbean Conservation Corporation and sea turtle biologist Archie Carr helped Tortuguero become an officially declared a national park in 1970.

Sea Turtles in Xcaret is part of its Marine Turtle Conservation Program in Riviera Maya that includes rescue, rehabilitation, marking and release operations.

My Pace University filmmaking students saw this same dynamic when we made our 2013 film about sea turtle conservation efforts in a fishing town on the Pacific side of Mexico's Baja peninsula.

The documentary chronicles how communities that once depended on sea turtle poaching and other activities depleting the region's rich natural resources are now testing a new economic model, one built around fishing with turtle conservation in mind and tourism focused on the area's extraordinary marine life.

In an effort to protect Cambodia's flagship species, including the Asian elephant, Siamese crocodile, sea turtles and hog deer, Sereivathana uses his knowledge and expertise to educate the community and lobby government officials to enact stronger conservation legislation.

So in 1995, the Katupika, Kia and Wagina communities joined together to create the Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area and at the same time, the national government imposed a national ban on the trade of sea turtle products.