Sentences with phrase «threaten sea turtles»

Along the way, students learn about the many dangers that threaten the sea turtle and her young.

Dive into the world of sea turtles at Turtle Reef, an attraction featuring a 300,000 - gallon aquarium with up to 60 threatened sea turtles.

These volcanic islands contain coral reefs, are the home of over two dozen species of seabirds, endangered and threatened sea turtles, marine mammals and giant coconut crabs.

Oceana's Elizabeth Griffin Wilson, senor manager for marine wildlife, is less excited about the report's findings: «It is disgraceful that U.S. fisheries are allowed to kill 4,600 endangered and threatened sea turtles each year - and that is the best case scenario.

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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.

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

The author and the striking photographs provide a superb introduction to sea turtles, their biology, and the human impacts that threaten to bring their long history to an end.

The U.S Endangered Species Act and International Union for the Conservation of Nature list sea turtles as threatened or endangered throughout most of their range.

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.

Sparky's resurrection inspires Victor's classmates to experiment on their own lost pets, with disastrous results: a packet of sea monkeys becomes a devilish Gremlins - type menace, a timid cat gets crossed with a bat, and a dead turtle assumes the dimensions of a small but still threatening Godzilla.

The organizations came to the rescue of the stranded sea turtles, a threatened species, off the coast of North Carolina in February when ocean water temperatures dropped below 50 degrees.

Illegal gillnetters, shrimp boats, nest robbers, and vehicles threaten endangered sea turtles on Playa Manzanillo, Nicoya Peninsula

These are feeding grounds for migratory shorebirds and home to several rare and threatened species: sea turtles, dugong and inshore dolphins to the lesser known mangrove - dwelling butterflies and false water rats.

The other beaches are habitat for the endangered and threatened species of the atoll who need some space away from humans, so they are cleaned only when clear of animals like Hawaiian monk seals and Green sea turtles.

Some threatened and endangered species such as loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and eastern brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) have been successfully saved from extinction, yet threats remain for them, as well as for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), sturgeons (Ascipenser spp.), Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), and Acropora corals.

Despite its location, or perhaps because of it, It is a vital place for many threatened and endangered species including Laysan Albatross, Black - Footed Albatross, Green sea turtles, Hawaiian Monk Seals and many other species.

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So while the good news from the report is that progress has been made, the bad news is we're still loosing thousands of sea turtles every year — and all species found in US waters are threatened or endangered.

«isolated from population centers, mostly uninhabited» and supporting «endemic, depleted, migratory, endangered and threatened species of fish, giant clams, crabs, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds, migratory shorebirds and corals that are rapidly vanishing elsewhere in the world.»

This would ensure that these bycatch reductions are successful in recovering sea turtle populations... The bottom line is, we have the tools and the knowledge to save these iconic but threatened animals.