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Hatchling sea turtles face daunting odds in surviving to adulthood, and only a few find a way.

Not exact matches

Fish, sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and rays interact amongst the reefs, bringing you and your kids face to face with a tremendous array of colors and creatures.

«You know, we're responsible for a lot of conditions these sea turtles are facing, so anything we can do to help mitigate their situation is fine with me.»

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.

Polar bears, sea turtles and albatrosses all face particular problems in our seas and oceans.

While diving here, you are extremely likely to come face to face with dolphins, sea turtles and even whale sharks.

While you're in Costa Rica, skim silently along the coast, feel the sun on your face, and look off the bow for dolphins, flying fish, sea turtles, and perhaps even a breaching whale.

Do not walk on the beach with a flashlight or shine a light in the sea turtle's face.

The gardens surrounding the houses are blooming with tropical flora and are often visited by white faced monkeys, sea turtles, iguanas and brilliantly colored birds.

It's sea turtle nesting time in the tropics, but unfortunately so many perils face newborn sea turtles that it's estimated that only 1 in 1,000 will make it to maturity.

On good dives, you might see schools of spotted eagle rays, watch an octopus slither amongst the coral and rocks, or have the chance to swim face to face with a sea turtle.

The giant underwater tunnel will bring you face to face with stingrays, sea turtles and majestic grey nurse sharks, and if you're brave, you can be taken on guided dive in the four million litre oceanarium.

The most comprehensive global evaluation of fisheries bycatch impacts on large marine species, published this month in the journal Ecosphere, revealed that sea turtle populations in the East Pacific, North Atlantic, Southwest Atlantic, and Mediterranean face higher bycatch and mortality rates.

They've also tried to test the greenhouse value of the Endangered Species Act by asserting that wildlife including several sea turtle species and, of course, polar bears faced extinction through global warming.

When most of us think of sea turtles and the human - related threats they face, entanglement in fishing gear often comes to mind.

The documentary is a good overview of the problem facing sea turtles, as well as some solutions being proposed.