Sentences with phrase «turtle conservation as»

This was made possible by the work of the Conservancy, the government establishing Tortuguero National Park and the community embracing turtle conservation as a more sustainable local economy.

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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.

Professor of Conservation Science and Director of the Centre for Ecology & Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn campus and the lead author warned that as plastic pollution increases more and more turtles are likely to become entangled.

Although considered the most abundant of the marine turtles, there has been a net decline in the global numbers of the species, such that they are currently listed as «vulnerable» by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Burke says the importance of turtles is that they serve as a barometer of a wetland's health so many conservation biologists watch their numbers closely.

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.

Outcomes from Mariana's study provide crucial information for the future management and conservation of sea turtle populations as climate change progresses.

NEST too is worthy of distinction as an all - volunteer 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of sea turtles and other marine wildlife on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

On an incredible journey of discovery through the countries of Latin America you will also have the chance to contribute to both the local community and environmental conservation, spending time helping at a wonderful school in Honduras as well as working on the Frontier Big Cats, Turtles and Primate Conservatconservation, spending time helping at a wonderful school in Honduras as well as working on the Frontier Big Cats, Turtles and Primate ConservationConservation project.

Yet it's home to two of the country's most prominent wildlife parks - the Hluhluwe - Imfolozi Park (famous for its rhino conservation projects) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (a World Heritage Site with a huge biodiversity and more animal species even than Kruger), some of the most beautiful and remote beaches, sea turtles and whales... The Elephant Coast is regarded as an eco-tourism hotspot particularly because of its access to Africa's largest est...

Help to save turtles and experience authentic Maldivian life as a volunteer on this marine conservation project with The Great Projects.

The property provides important habitat for a number of threatened marine species, harbouring a number of species of conservation concern including the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) as well as endemic and migratory birds which reproduce in the littoral forests of cayes, atolls and coastal areas.

In my second year of uni, I went to Costa Rica as a part of a leatherback turtle conservation group.

The resort supports the EWS - WWF's Marine Turtle Conservation Project and sponsors a hawksbill turtle, listed as critically endangered.

The Gili Islands are marked as an important area for marine turtle conservation.

Of these six species, those commonly seen in Moreton Bay include green turtles, loggerhead turtles and hawksbill turtles, each listed as vulnerable under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Of course, as long as demand for turtles is high — both for the pet trade and as a delicacy — any conservation victory of this sort is provisional.

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.

The latest reports, from a coalition of turtle conservation groups and the Katala Foundation in Palawan, along with the anti-trafficking group Traffic, show how this has been playing out in a mass roundup and trafficking operation, with the turtles secreted by Chinese merchants in shipments of rattan bound for Hong Kong, where the turtles end up sold both as prized pets and a culinary delicacy.

This sea has as well its own set of emblematic species of conservation concern, such as sea turtles, several cetaceans, and the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).

«Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are critically endangered and the majority of hawksbill habitat use and movement research to date has been centred in the Wider Caribbean and Indo - Paciï ¬ c regions... As recently as 2007, hawksbills were considered functionally extirpated in the eastern Paciï ¬ c Ocean, based on scarce reports of their presence and the sparse coral reef distribution in the region... This study represents the ï ¬ rst initiative to track individuals from this remnant hawksbill population and describes novel habitat use that will inform regional conservation efforts.&raquAs recently as 2007, hawksbills were considered functionally extirpated in the eastern Paciï ¬ c Ocean, based on scarce reports of their presence and the sparse coral reef distribution in the region... This study represents the ï ¬ rst initiative to track individuals from this remnant hawksbill population and describes novel habitat use that will inform regional conservation efforts.&raquas 2007, hawksbills were considered functionally extirpated in the eastern Paciï ¬ c Ocean, based on scarce reports of their presence and the sparse coral reef distribution in the region... This study represents the ï ¬ rst initiative to track individuals from this remnant hawksbill population and describes novel habitat use that will inform regional conservation efforts.»

Arlington, VA — A massive new marine protected area around Cocos Island is a beacon of hope for ocean health and human well - being in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and will offer endangered marine species such as hammerhead sharks and leatherback turtles, as well as fish stocks that are important to local communities, the chance to recover from increasing pressures, Conservation International (CI) said today in reaction to a decree by the Costa Rican government.

But with the latest conservation figures suggesting a healthy increase in bird and turtle numbers, it seems fair to suggest that Cape Hatteras» status as a destination for nature lovers and eco-tourists can only be bolstered by such nature - friendly regulations.