Sentences with phrase «turtle egg nests»

A longtime activist for nesting marine turtles, authorities believe Sandoval was killed for working to protect the animals against local criminal gangs that make money off raiding turtle egg nests.

Not exact matches

Unlike humans, turtles and other reptiles like crocodiles who lay their eggs do not have sex chromosomes.

Turtles nest unbothered on the remote beaches of the southern Line Islands, whereas in most other places they are killed for meat and their eggs are collected.

For the tens of thousands of sea turtle eggs incubating in the sands of the northern Gulf of Mexico — and dangerously near the oil — it's come to this: Officials are planning to dig up the approximately 700 nests on Alabama and the Florida panhandle beaches, pack the eggs in Styrofoam boxes, and fly them to a facility in eastern Florida where they can mature.

Because turtles begin reproducing so late, and the vast majority of their young don't survive, evolution favoredthose individuals that were able to keep pumping out eggs.

Smaller - scale translocations have been successful, Wibbels points out; Each year from 1978 until 1988, about 2000 Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs were moved from the species» sole nesting beach in Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, to Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas, in a bid to start a second nesting beach.

Green turtles nest later in the season than other species, so many of their eggs hadn't hatched by the time Irma hit.

Scientists had previously observed the embryos of soft - shelled turtles moving toward warm spots inside their eggs, but they couldn't tell if the movement was intentional or passive, driven by a trick of fluid dynamics.

The temperature - difference mechanism for sex determination found in alligators and turtles depends on eggs being left in unattended nests, typically sun - warmed, with clutches large enough to have a marked temperature gradient across them.

Don't sit on the turtles — Rambharat said Trinidad and Tobago was fortune... photographs have appeared online showing people sitting on the leatherbacks when they come ashore to pay eggs.

Also, the living conditions were not ideal as the area lacks healthy grass patches and the humidity was not suitable for the turtles and tortoises to lay eggs.

A healthy gravid (with eggs) turtles may not eat, but will still be bright, active and alert.

A healthy gravid (with eggs) box turtle may not eat, but she will still be bright, active and alert.

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 boatnesting 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 boatNesting 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 boatnesting 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

The rooftop patio, complete with lounge furniture and sunbeds, is one of the world's finest spots for viewing turtles nesting and hatching eggs in their natural habitat.

The beach here is a prime nesting site for turtles but locals have a taste for their eggs so they're often stolen.

The World Wildlife Foundation offers a backstage conservation tour that includes beach patrols, chances to watch female turtles dig their nests and lay eggs, plus the opportunity to help new hatchlings make their way to the sea.

It is also home to Leatherback Turtles National Park where the endangered leatherback turtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay theiTurtles National Park where the endangered leatherback turtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay theiturtles (some as big as 1500 pounds) return annually between September and March to nest and lay their eggs.

The turtles still wade onto the shore to dig their nests and lay their eggs.

Mid-November to February is the best time to see female turtles laying eggs, while hatchlings usually begin to leave their nests from mid-January.

Each year between September and March you can witness giant turtles up to 1500 pounds return to nest and lay their eggs.

This is suspected to be caused by bad weather and sea surges up the beaches, damaging eggs in the process and meaning that turtles could not develop.

Once the female turtle heads back to sea, the marine biologist or hotel employees will relocate the eggs to a protected area to ensure that nesting sea turtles go undisturbed.

When the female turtles make their way onto the beach to lay their eggs, they are guarded from a distance by a marine biologist or hotel employees to make sure they are not disturbed.

This beach is most well - known as a place where the declining population of leatherback turtles comes to nest, with many coming on shore to lay eggs during the nesting season.

South Africa doesn't bay too loudly about the annual appearance of leatherback (critically endangered) and loggerhead turtles on the coastline of iSimangaliso Wetland Park — one of the last major nesting sites in Africa where they can still lay their eggs on the beach.

In them they give you baby turtles that don't have more than a couple of days out of the egg and you can help them get safely to the water.

Each year from mid-spring through mid-autumn, a portion of the beach at The Ritz - Carlton, Cancun is transformed into a nature sanctuary where the collected eggs of nesting sea turtles are provided a safe and protected environment to incubate.

On this Tamarindo Turtle Nesting tour, you will have the rare chance to see Olive Ridley and Green Pacific sea turtles lay their eggs, and sometimes even see the babies hatching and going out to sea!

Created in 1990 to protect Leatherback turtles from profit - making egg poachers, Marino las Baulas National Park is one of the foremost nesting sites for the leatherback turtle.

Many of our Olive Ridley Turtles who were born on Sayulita's beaches return every year to build nests and lay their eggs to perpetuate their cycle of life.

The turtle viewing season runs from November to February when female turtles come ashore to dig nests and lay their eggs in the sand.

This has meant a loss of nesting areas for the sea turtles to lay their eggs.

The breeding period for these turtles is between October and March, so don't be surprised if you see a few coming ashore to lay their eggs while you enjoy the surf and sand.

It is called home for hundreds of thousands sea turtles that nest their eggs into black, volcanic sand.

Drive to deserted beaches miles long and discover nesting sea turtles laying eggs in the warm sands.

«The hotel's white - sand beach, complete with turquoise waters and thatched cabanas, is the nesting ground for sea turtles, and the hotel's staff alerts guests when the eggs are hatching.»

The area around Tamarindo Beach is a nesting ground for endangered giant Leatherback turtles, and witnessing them lay their eggs in the sand is a magical experience.

Known as the «Costa Rica's Amazon», Tortuguero is one of the most important nesting sites in the world for marine turtles — every year, thousands of them come ashore along these world - famous beaches to lay their eggs.

Summertime is nesting season for turtles, and there many chances to volunteer with locals to help the turtles lay their eggs.

Allow our concierge to help fill your days with lake windsurfing, visits to wildlife sanctuaries, and night tours to watch the leatherback turtles nest their eggs.

Periodically Now Sapphire participates in the release of sea turtles hatched from eggs in nests laid on the beaches here.

The time of year when the turtles lay their eggs is known as «arribadas» and during this period national park police patrol the area to ensure that they aren't disturbed.

From November to January nesting sea turtles, including endangered loggerhead turtles, come ashore at night to lay their eggs at Mon Repos beach, in the city of Bundaberg (about four hours» drive or a one hour flight north of Brisbane).

Mother Caray Green Sea Turtles visit the beaches in the Riviera Maya to lay their eggs and as part of our environmental efforts we protect the nests until they hatch.

The southern end that has soft white sands of the beach known as Temb acts as a nesting ground for the Olive Ridley turtles that come here to lay their eggs.

Thousands of female Olive Ridley sea turtles that were born on our Nayarit Pacific coast beaches return every year to build nests and lay their eggs in the exact same location where they were born, perpetuating their cycle of life.

Out of the seven species of sea turtles in the world, six of them arrive in Mexico each year between June and November to nest and lay their eggs.

Between May and July, loggerhead turtles dig their nests and lay eggs on the shores of Isla Mujeres.

You can explore the mountainous areas with their many rivers and scour the shoreline looking for nesting turtles laying eggs in the sand.