The Importance Of Sea Turtle Conservation In Florida

Although with the temperatures rising so steadily normality is not as easy to come by when you are a sea turtle. Especially with temperatures spiking the way that they have been in the last few years in sea turtle’s main nesting areas such as Florida. Florida simply being one of the more common places

Maintaining ecological diversity is necessary for the survival of a biological community. In the United States, American citizens are on the verge of irrevocably damaging one of the country's most unique and diverse treasures - the Florida Everglades. This national park is now the only remaining patch of a river that used to span 120 miles from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay. Dikes and levees created by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1940's drained this river to reduce flooding and increase useable water for the development of the region. This major diversion of water lead to a trickle down effect causing the continual decline of the environmental state of the Everglades. Since then, debates over the

Many birds would flock to the Everglades during the winter to escape harsh winters from up north. The Everglades skies aren’t filled with as many birds anymore due to numerous reasons. One of the saddest reasons that many animals and reptiles are losing their homes is because of humans and land development.

The Everglades in South Florida, home of 36 such endangered species such as the American Crocodile and the Florida Panther, slowly continues to diminish. According to the website of the National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA), the Everglades played “a crucial role in the lives of Florida’s human residents” (“Everglades”). Since the 1980s, the government established efforts to protect wildlife and vegetation. Organization groups continue planning on restoring the most well-known wetland on Florida soil. In other words, the development of urban communities and agriculture causes a mass increase in pollution and flood watches. The ongoing conservation of the Everglades preserves limited water quality, protect wildlife, and prevent urban development.

The Florida Reef provides many benefits to our world. The coral living in it are part of the phylum Cnidaria which a group of invertebrates. Though it may provide many benefits to us, we provide many dangers to it. Our debris and overfishing can damage the Florida reef along with many other coral reefs. Not only that, due to over excessive tourists and their recklessness, we are endangering the Florida Reef even more. So how can human action improve the ocean ecosystem that is the home to the many species of the Florida reef? One is by polluting less. We can also fish more carefully and help reduce runoff. We can help the Florida Reef and it can continue to benefit us.

Since the 1950s, Florida 's population has risen at an annual rate of approximately four percent. In the [past] 50 years, more than eight million acres of forest and wetland habitats (about 24 percent of the state) have been cleared to accommodate the expanding human population. In 1990, about 19 acres per hour of forest, wetland, and agricultural land [were] being converted for urban uses. Because of this growth, Florida’s ecosystems are now

The magnificent leatherback sea turtle is a precious species that exists in the world today. It has endured and evolved through the years, and it would be terrible if humans put an end to their amazing existence. By learning more and taking an active role in supporting conservation programs, hopefully the leatherback population can grow and

The southern tip of Florida, commonly referred to as “south Florida”, has been the breeding ground for art and culture since its development in the early 19th century. Not only humans, but plants and animals also thrive in the region's tropical climate and plentiful ecosystem. As the urbanization and development of south Florida is pushed further and further, the habitat of the diverse organisms within the Everglades are becoming polluted and destroyed. The incompatibility of a growing population as well as a rapidly expanding metropolis and a thriving yet fragile ecosystem is clear. The restoration and protection of the Everglades has been conducted by government and private organizations. These attempts had little success and in some cases caused more damage to the tropical wetlands.

Preserving coastlines is important for the economy and the environment. The fact that the business world and the preservation world are on the same page is a good indicator that maintaining beaches are important for both people and animals. The data that has been collected by both parties, thus far will hopefully bring a more cost effective and more long term solution for beach replenishment. So the beach bums and the sea life may continue to enjoy one of the most beloved landscape for generations to

Protecting Florida’s coastal birds nesting sites is extremely important in the protection of the species. A multitude of birds call Florida’s many beaches home. We must make an effort to protect our beaches and these birds.

despise The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. This is because they have to constantly be looking over their shoulder to make sure the agents have not anticipated their next move. Unbeknownst to the group of people committing these crimes, the F.W.C. wants as little regulations as possible while protecting both the human as well as the wildlife population. "Use minimal regulations to manage sustainable fish and wildlife populations, manage access to fish and wildlife resources, and protect public safety." (myfwc.com 3-7) These people committing crimes hold a gaze of antagonism towards the agency. These potential convicts pose a threat to agents and cause loss of life on either side.

Sea turtle hatchlings are now having trouble finding their way to the sea because of all the lights from buildings that are built on the coast. They get disoriented when they are born and will wander in the wrong way away from the sea. This leads them to predators that live inland or will even cause the turtle to become dehydrated and die. Humans are also building coastal armoring that is blocking female turtles from reaching a suitable nesting habitat. This is a severe problem in Florida where they have many coastal rock elevations and sand bags. Where all this beach development is occurring thousands of sea turtles are trying to nest. Beach dredging is also having a direct effect on sea turtle's trying to nest. If the sand is too impacted or is drastically different from native beach sediment, the mother will have trouble creating the

kempii make their nests on the beaches of Tamaulipas, Mexico. They also travel from the Gulf of Mexico, along the Florida coast, and up to Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Blair Witherington).

Heron Island, located on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, just on the Tropic of Capricorn is the breeding ground for two of the world’s largest populations of green sea turtles and loggerhead sea turtles. The green turtle is also known as the Chelonia mydas, green turtle, black turtle, or the Pacific sea turtle. This particular species of turtle is found in the Cheloniidae family. 60,000 and more female Chelonia mydas turtles swim thousands of kilometres from their feeding grounds in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Torres Strait and the West Pacific, to this family sized island to lay their eggs. The loggerhead sea turtle in other words known as the Coretta Coretta, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a

The first predators babies encounter are before they are even born. Attracted by the scent of the mother’s water in the hole, animals raid the nest of the sea turtles because they lay in the same spot every breeding season. Critters such as ants, raccoons, and ghost crabs dig into the nest and pick them clean (M 2015). Humans play a huge role. Occurring mainly on secluded islands, natives will dig up the nest, take the eggs, and eat them as a delicacy or even use for ceremonial purposes. This poses a threat to humans as well because the green sea turtle eggs contain