Solomon Islands: 1000 Critically Endangered Turtles Hatched on Tetepare Beaches

4 May 2009

At the close of the turtle-hatching season on Tetepare last week, the Tetepare Descendants' Association (TDA) announced that more than 800 critically endangered leatherback turtles hatched on Tetepare beaches during this season.

And almost 300 endangered green turtles hatched on Tetepare, where rangers have been working to save these endangered turtle species........


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more information:
Gorillas and Now Leatherbacks: In a multi-year survey of nesting sites along the coast of Gabon, scientists have found a startling number of leatherback turtles

Source: 1000 Critically Endangered Turtles Hatched on Tetepare Beaches

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Link: India: Crude Oil spill unleash fear among endangered Olive Ridley turtles in Orissa coast
Link: USA: Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
Link: USA: Sea Turtle Found in Cooler


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