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    Informative Speech: Endangerment of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles In 1947 it was reported that over 40‚000 Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles were nesting along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and today only 200 Kemp Ridley’s remain on those grounds‚ making these sea turtles one of the most endangered animals in the United States. When I was younger I remember visiting South Padre Island and seeing holes a long the shore line with little eggs inside them‚ I also remember this man who drove up and down the

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    Sea turtles have played critical roles in both ocean and beach/dune ecosystems for millennia. However‚ humans‚ both intentionally and unintentionally‚ have posed a major threat to the future sustainability of their species‚ especially in the last several decades. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is the world’s most endangered sea turtle‚ classified by the ICNU as critical endangered since 1996. ("Lepidochelys Kempii (Atlantic Ridley‚ Gulf Ridley‚ Kemp’s Ridley‚ Mexican Ridley)”). The worldwide female

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    Sea Turtles

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    If I was writing a report on an endangered species I would choose the sea turtle. The reason I would choose the sea turtle is because in our source “Turtles in Trouble” it gave us the story of a turtle named Adelita. This turtle traveled 6‚000 miles alone to Japan. To me that is pretty amazing that a turtle can remember where she laid her eggs especially since it is very far away. Another reason I choose this article is because was pretty reliable. This article was reliable because scientist Jay

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    Sea Turtle Conservation

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    Lennon Semester Assignment Rough Draft Sea Turtle Conservation Introduction Sea turtles are one of the Earth ’s most ancient creatures‚ having appeared on earth millions of years before humans. The sea turtles shell‚ or "carapace" is streamlined for swimming through the water. Unlike other turtlessea turtles cannot retract their legs and head into their shells. Their color varies between yellow‚ greenish and black depending on the species. Sea turtles are found in all warm and temperate waters

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    Essay On Sea Turtle

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    Sea turtles are one of the Earth’s most ancient creatures” (Basic Facts). They have been around since the dinosaurs‚ which is about 110 million years. The scientific name for them is Chelonioidea. The Earth is home to seven different species of sea turtles. They are Green‚ Loggerhead‚ Kemp’s Ridley‚ Olive Ridley‚ Hawksbill‚ Flatback‚ and Leatherback. Sadly‚ six of those seven sea turtles are endangered. Every type of sea turtle is a little bit different than the others. The Green sea turtle is

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    Endangered Sea Turtles

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    Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are

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    Sea Turtle Bycatch

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    Would the Sea Turtles be Missed? “Six of the seven sea turtle species are listed as vulnerable‚ endangered‚ or greatly endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of threatened species (Roach).” These suffering sea turtle species are the following: Reen‚ Hawksbill‚ Kemp’s Ridley‚ Leatherback‚ Loggerhead‚ and Olive Ridley. All of these turtles are found in the waters off the coasts of the United States of America. The only species of sea turtle that is not in

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    Save the Sea Turtles

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    Save the Sea Turtles Laura Jo Dethloff English/215 July 23‚ 2012 Donna Strong Traveling the seas by day and night are the ancient sea creatures known as sea turtles. The deep blue waters are full of them from leatherbacks to loggerheads‚ and many more. The 100- pound enormous creatures are threatened or endangered at the hand of humans every day. With the tragic problems the world face today it is a wonder that people consider saving these animals. Environmental conservatives

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    Hawkbill Sea Turtle

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    The Hawksbill sea turtles are considered one of the most beautiful turtles in the ocean today. Poaching and other threats have led to a decline of the turtle population. Theses beautiful creatures are close to extinction and if there is nothing done to protect them‚ then these turtles will be gone forever. They are considered to be smaller sea turtles compared to other sea turtles. Hawksbill turtles are named for their narrow head and sharp bird-like beak. A hawksbill sea turtle is easily recognizable

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    Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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    Caretta caretta is commonly called the "Loggerhead" sea turtle due to their overly large heads‚ which are comprised of a horny beak that is significantly thicker than in other sea turtles. This species is the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world. Loggerhead turtles have large heads (when compared to other species of marine turtles) and strong‚ muscular jaws (which help them crush prey such as crabs and lobsters). The loggerhead sea turtle is a marine mammal that grows quite large. Adults of

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