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SUFB 756: Leatherback Sea Turtles Nesting Season In Nicaragua Results In Zero Turtles

SUFB 756: Leatherback Sea Turtles Nesting Season In Nicaragua Results In Zero Turtles

FromHow To Protect The Ocean


SUFB 756: Leatherback Sea Turtles Nesting Season In Nicaragua Results In Zero Turtles

FromHow To Protect The Ocean

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Fauna and Flora International has reported that zero leatherback sea turtles nested along the beaches in the Rio Escalente Chacocente Wildlife Reserve this past season. A result that has the scientists at FFI worried about the future of Leatherback Sea Turtles in the Eastern Pacific that once had 30-40 female individuals nest on the same beaches in the 1980s.  The rapid decline has been attributed to a boom in turtle and egg poaching during the 80s and 90s as well as adults getting killed in legal and illegal fishing nets.  5-10 individual female turtles nested on the same beaches in 2018. Researches are puzzled as to why the turtles did not return and hope to find ways to get sea turtles back to the beach.  Listen to the episode to find out we the female to male sea turtle ration is also worrying marine scientists in this region. Share your thoughts on Sea Turtle Conservation in the Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Want to get started on living for a better Ocean? Sign up for the Grove Collaborative and get a free gift: http://www.speakupforblue.com/goocean. Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app.
Released:
Apr 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The host, Andrew Lewin, helps you overcome the problems of the ocean by discussing the latest ocean news and studies that will help you make more informed decisions in your life so you can live for a better ocean.