Sentences with phrase «sea turtle research»

Out of the dive sites at Sipadan - Mabul - Kapalai waters, Borneo Divers Mabul Resort has its very own attractive dive site, Paradise 2 at our private jetty that offers invaluable underwater» treasures» that awaiting fellow divers to discover...... Borneo Divers has immense commitments and supports towards the incredible project of the sea turtle research and conservation spearheaded by the University Of Sabah Malaysia together with certain agencies.

Your students can follow the footsteps of real scientists by examining the latest information in sea turtle research.

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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides valuable insight into the navigation and nesting behaviors of loggerhead sea turtles that could inform future conservation efforts.

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

Wellfleet Bay conducts conservation science research and protects endangered, threatened, and at risk wildlife, including sea turtles, diamondback terrapins, coastal waterbirds, and Atlantic horseshoe crabs throughout the Outer Cape, and protects rare and iconic Cape Cod habitats on its 1,100 acre Sanctuary.

The research team used long - term satellite tagging data from large tiger sharks and adult female loggerhead sea turtles, common prey of tiger sharks, to examine their movement patterns and evaluate if turtles modify their behaviors to reduce their chances of a shark attack when turtle and shark home ranges overlapped.

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.

New research has found that green turtles hatching en masse from their nests «swamp» predators, allowing more individuals to reach the safety of the sea.

«We described a fossil sea turtle from Colombia that is about 25 million years older,» said Dr. Edwin Cadena, a scholar of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation at the Senckenberg Research Institute.

Scientists at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt have described the world's oldest fossil sea turtle known to date.

Jolie Harrison works at NOAA managing programs to implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act that: 1) allow for incidental marine mammal take resulting from activities such as military training or seismic surveys, and 2) allow for research, enhancement, and photography of marine mammals and ESA - listed fish and sea turtles.

Therefore, Mariana's research has aimed at assessing how sea turtles will be impacted by climate change.

119 Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 32 (2): 119 - 134 (1994) RECRUITMENT IN MARINE FISHES: IS IT REGULATED BY STARVATION AND PREDATION IN THE EGG AND The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals 6x9 inches, 400 pages, 965 color photographs, 396 species.

Our goal was to research marine mammals and sea turtles and also study the MMSC's mission statement.

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

While pursuing his doctorate, Dr. Dutton conducted research on the prevalence of salmonella in leatherback sea turtles.

Major responsibilities include primary medical care of collection animals (e.g., implementing preventative medicine program, performing clinical exams and emergency response, reviewing water quality and life support system function), case management leadership for National Aquarium Animal Rescue animals (primarily sea turtles and seals), a research project for publication, and veterinary student training.

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.

I enjoy working on research projects, and last year I volunteered to help with a group of baby sea turtles — there were 10 to 15 of them.

San Jose - Costa Rica's Capital Tortuguero National Park - 43,000 acres of tropical rainforests, canals and rivers Braulio Carrillo Park - with its famous cascading waterfalls Manuel Antonio National Park - home to the rare and playful squirrel monkey Escallonia Cloud Forest - also referred to as a fog forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green Turtle Research Station - created to protect Costa Rica's turtle nesting habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat cruise

Scenic Highlights: One night in Santa Cruz with included visit to see the giant tortoises, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, snorkelling excursions searching for sea turtles and rays, hiking through the lava fields of Bartolomé to get an amazing view, learn more about the ecology of the Galápagos with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station

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.

According to a new study recently published in the journal Endangered Species Research, more than 1,000 young hawksbill sea turtles have been counted in the protected waters of Glover's Reef Atoll on the Belize Barrier Reef.

Over the following five days, the adventures continue as you'll snorkel with green sea turtles and walk along the white sandy beaches of Isla Española; visit the Charles Darwin Research Center to see giant tortoises and walk through the lave tubes on Isla Santa Cruz.

These conservation and research initiatives include working with whale sharks, beluga whales, African penguins, manta rays, Southern sea otters, sea turtles, coral and many others.

The Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge operates a biological station at the mouth of the Tortuguero River where they carry out tagging and extensive research on sea turtles in Costa Rica.

Since then the Farm's research and conservation experts have seen the release of over 31,000 Green Sea Turtles into the wild — and they have been gratified to witness the return of some of these turtles back to Cayman's beaches to lay their owTurtles into the wild — and they have been gratified to witness the return of some of these turtles back to Cayman's beaches to lay their owturtles back to Cayman's beaches to lay their own eggs.

The azure waters around this island paradise are home to astounding marine life; on - island there is a Marine Discovery Centre where you can learn about the ground - breaking research, help to build coral reefs and care for hand - reared baby sea turtles.

She has traveled the South Pacific by boat, trekked the Himalaya, explored the Middle East, researched sea turtles and big cats in South and Central America, dived Mediterranean wrecks, and worked aboard a schooner in the Gulf of Maine.

We were videotaping Don Chuy Lucero, a fishermen who once routinely caught sea turtles as food but now was on the beach with two other men, weaving a new wide - mesh net to help catch them for a conservation and research project.