Sea turtles have a unique place in world’s oceans. The way they migrate and reproduce makes them fascinating to learn about, but also it makes them very vulnerable to environmental problems. Human development of beaches, fishing practices, and other environmental threats are threatening sea turtles across the world. In this paper I will describe the types of sea turtles and some of the special things about how they live and reproduce. Then, I will talk about some of the threats that they face. Finally
the Green sea turtle has been deemed endangered, due to the reckless behavior of fishermen, poachers and the disturbance of their nesting homes. According to the Sea Turtle Restoration Project5 “Ancient ocean dwellers, sea turtles have lived on the Earth for 150 million years, since before the time of the dinosaurs.” Even though Green sea turtles are endangered, they have lived on this planet longer than humans have. Author Carl Sofia2 states that for hundreds of millions of years, turtles swam in
them to become endangered, is the sea turtle. Sea turtles have been on earth for over 110 million years and the fact that humans have been able to introduce this much damage to them is crazy. Sea turtles are not only extremely important to marine environments, but also to environments on shore. If sea turtles were to go extinct, the oceans would become dead. Sea grass is one of the most important things that are included in a sea turtles diet. When sea turtles eat sea grass, it actually helps it grow
The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is one of the many sea turtles that are going extinct. People may never know when these cute, big sea turtles will be seen again. The Hawksbill Sea Turtles are one of the many unique animals that should not go away forever and only to be seen in a picture book instead of real life. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has many wonderful features that other turtles and animals do not have. They get their name, Hawksbill, for their hawk beak like jaw. (Kalman Pg.16) Their jaw is also very
Earth! The age of the dinosaur dates back 65 to 230 million years ago. Sea turtles, a prehistoric animal, have been around for 150 million years and are at a life threatening state. Their lives are diminishing at an alarming rate by factors such as predators, diseases, hunting and littering. The only way it can be stopped is to help. The beaches that the baby sea turtles are born on, means a lot to them. In March, baby sea turtles hatch and make their way to the ocean. If they survive their journey
The green sea turtle, also known as the Chelonia Midas has been named endangered. The green sea turtle is part of the reptile family. The turtles are usually up to five feet, the Chelonia Midas is around the same size of a six foot man. Their weight can get up to 700 pounds. It has a very large shell that weighs the majority of the turtle's weight. It does not get the name green sea turtle from the color of the shell. The shell is actually a brown or olive color depending on its habitat. The skin
animals, especially sea turtles, have been impacted. Research has shown that sea turtles have begun to have a decrease in their population size with 6 of the 7 sea turtle species being endangered. Sea turtles face many threats in their life time most of them are natural threats that they face while they are being nested for on beaches around the world. Although many of these natural threats are easy to overcome with the help of preservation acts, the biggest challenge sea turtles face is from the carelessness
species. Sea turtles are magnificent animals with four limbs bounded by bony girdles to a column of vertebrae leading to a neck topped by a skull with movable jaws. Sea turtles are unique because they stand out, present themselves, tolerate some of our advances, and mysterious as they are, they regularly crawl into our world. Sea turtles are unique because they have the potential to affect our marine environment in many ways. But many marine species are severely at risk of extinction. Sea turtles are
The Loggerhead sea turtle comes from the Phylum Chordata, and the Class Reptilia. The scientific name for the Loggerhead turtle is Caretta caretta. The Genus is monotypic, meaning that there is only one species it inhibits; therefore, the species is the same. The beginning part of Caretta, “caret,” comes from the French origin meaning turtle, tortoise, or sea turtle. Loggerhead sea turtles are the most common and widespread sea turtles in the ocean. The loggerhead sea turtle is known for its heavy
ruins. If ocean life was to die out, there would be a collapse of civilization as a whole. Just like we see on TV, the world would become a place where no order exists. This would lead to human extinction. The ocean dies, we die along with it, and if sea turtles die, so does the ocean. In simple words, one could say that human life depends on sea turtles. In this speech I will be covering three topics. First, how a sea turtle’s diet benefits marine life and humans, second, how sea turtles provide homes