![]() Unfortunately, hawksbill turtles are still popularly used in Asian countries to make jewelry, home decorations and other ornaments despite their international protected status. This small, agile sea turtle is small and has a strikingly colorful carapace covered in thick, bony plates. Most Kemp’s are only 85–100 pounds and about two and a half feet long when fully grown. The world’s smallest, rarest and most endangered sea turtle species. Unlike other sea turtles, their shell is not covered with scales or shields rather a firm, leathery skin that gives them their name. Leatherbacks are unmistakably huge, ranging from 500 to 1,500 pounds with an average length of six feet. As they become adults, they transition to an herbivorous diet, primarily eating sea grasses and algae. Green sea turtles were named for the color of their body fat! Young greens feed on crabs, jellyfish and other creatures. Though they are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, they are the only sea turtle species not listed as endangered. If you have ever seen a sea turtle nest on the beach, chances are it belonged to a loggerhead! This is the most common sea turtle found in and around the United States. There are six species of sea turtle in the United States, five of which are found locally: Today on World Sea Turtle Day, we want to highlight these beautiful reptiles and encourage you to help them survive and thrive. The life expectancy of the young sea turtles is very low that experts say only 1 - 2 % of the laid eggs can survive.Humbug, a loggerhead sea turtle, is prepared for release.įor millions of years, sea turtles have been nesting on beaches and swimming across oceans. Experts say that among 1,000 sea turtle babies, only one can survive until it becomes an adult sea turtle. Sea turtle mothers lay eggs once between two and four years and land on the beach for four to seven times to lay hundreds eggs and bury them in the sand beach.Īfter 45 to 60 days of incubation, sea turtle hatchlings (babies) will show up from the nest and head for the sea to start their new lives. Sea turtles spend most of their lives in the sea but the mother sea turtles will land on the beac to lay eggs. Sea turtles are migratory animals and migrate thousand kilometers away from the nesting site to the foraging site. Sea turtle is a wildlife having lived since million years ago and can survive until now. ![]() Sea pollutants like oil and plastic wastes also threat the sea turtle conservation. While the sea turtle which is poached for the shell to make souvenirs for tourists is the hawksbill turtle. The trade of green turtle still takes place in Bali Island. The species which is mostly traded is the green turtle. The threat of sea turtles is the trade of the species and the by products like the meat, eggs, and the body parts. While the green turtle, olive ridley, loggerhead sea turtle are categorized as threatened. IUCN also enlists the hawksbill turtle as critically endangered. The use of protected wildlife is allowed for the purposes of research, science, and rescue of the wildlife itself.Īccording to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna), all sea turtles are listed in the Appendix I meaning that the international trade of the species for commercial purpose is prohibited. While according to the Law number 5 year 1990 concerning the Conservation of the Natural Resources and the Ecosystem, actors (traders and buyers) of sea turtle trade are liable to a maximum of five year prison term and a maximum of 100 millions Indonesia Rupiah. This means that the trade of sea turtle, both in alive and dead condition and also the trade of the by products is illegal. ![]() While the smallest sea turtle in Indonesia is the olive ridley weighing around 50 kilograms.Īccording to the Government Regulation (PP) number 7 year 1999 concerning the Preservation of Plant and Wildlife, all sea turtles in Indonesia have been protected by law. The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle species which has up to 2.75 meters length and 600 - 900 kilograms weight. In the world, there are seven sea turtle species, six of which live in Indonesia: Green turtle ( Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricate), olive ridley ( Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea), flatback sea turtle ( Natator depressus), and loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta). ![]()
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