Hawksbill turtles were observed nesting along the coast of Baluran, mainly at Batu Hitam Beach. The eggs relocated to a hatchery on Bama Beach, which is beach where hawksbill have never been seen laying naturally. Referring natal homing/philopatry hypothesis, hatchlings that are released Beach will likely come back lay in future. Meanwhile, planned be developed into tourist area. To preserve th...

Thirteen species of reptiles are recorded from the Hall Islands, all but two sea turtles for the first time. None of the 11 species of lizards (six geckos, five skinks) is endemic, and most are widely distributed throughout Micronesia and often well beyond. Emoia boettgeri has the most limited range, which extends from Chuuk State in the central Caroline Islands eastward to the Marshall Islands...

Five sea turtle species, all globally threatened, are found in southern Mozambican waters. Illegal hunting of foraging turtles, nest raiding and modification of coastal habitat are assumed to affect local sea turtle populations, but a lack of capacity and resource constraints hamper monitoring and compliance activities. Enlisting the recreational SCUBA diving community to report sea turtle sigh...

In Mayotte, in July 2007 interviews were conducted on 406 fishermen to assess the bycatch issue on marine megafauna. Seventy-eight fishermen said they caught at least one turtle so far that year, of which twelve were deliberate and 66 accidental. Of the turtle bycaught, 59 were released alive, six released dead and one eaten or sold. Nine fishermen caught at least one dugong during their life t...

Except for the brief period of egg-laying, five species of turtle are strictly marine: namely, the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta carettd), Ridley's turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the hawksbill turtle (L. imbricatd) and the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Reptiles in the sea, like marine fish and marine birds, have a high intake of electrolytes; yet, a...

Marine turtle nesting areas are characterized by receiving several females every year. The species Eretmochelys imbricata , known as hawksbill is listed Critically Endangered the IUCN, and has been target of studies on genetic structure population diversity in areas. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze haplotype composition populations sampled from coast northeastern Brazil based mtDNA D-loo...