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2. Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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   The refuge provides nesting habitats for approximately one-fourth of all sea turtles nesting in the United States. About 15,000-20,000 sea turtles nests are laid annually, mostly loggerheads, green sea turtles, and some leatherbacks. The refuge also provides habitat for several other threatened and endangered species.

3. Turtle experts call for cross-border conservation - AOL

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   Turtle researchers in the South West have called for cross-border protection efforts, after a new study found females only spend about a fifth of their time in conservation zones. Ecologists at ...

4. Threats to sea turtles - Wikipedia

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   USFWS is responsible for all sea turtle conservation on nesting beaches and NOAA Fisheries are responsible for the marine conservation of sea turtles. The conservation of sea turtles on an international scale has been led by two major environmental agreements: the Indian Ocean – South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding and ...

5. Green sea turtle - Wikipedia

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   Since 1999, the Florida Aquarium has led extensive sea turtle rehabilitation efforts and visitor and community education & conservation platforms to advance sea turtle protection. Over a 20-year period, the aquarium received 200 sea turtles, and while not all could be released due to the nature of their injuries or illnesses, 180 were ...

6. The Turtle Facing Critical Endangerment and How You Can Help

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   These turtles are medium-sized with olive green necks, heads, and limbs with yellow stripes. The females are slightly larger than the males, with an average size of 8-10 inches and weight between ...

7. 2023 proves to be record-setting year for sea turtle nesting ...

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   Previous record years for each species were 2016 when loggerhead turtles made 3,400 nests; 2021, when green turtles made 788 nests and in 2021, when leatherbacks made 86 nests, according to the ...

8. Turtle Island Restoration Network - Wikipedia

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   TIRN was founded in 1999 to provide an umbrella organization for the Sea Turtle Restoration Project. This had at the time been an affiliate organization of the Earth Island Institute since 1989, focusing on the international protection of endangered sea turtles. In 1999, the project broke off from its parent group and re-incorporated as the ...

9. 30,000 Sea Life creatures get annual health checks - AOL

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   At more than 170kg (375lbs), the heaviest creature to be weighed was Molokai, Birmingham's resident green sea turtle, which also had its shell cleaned. Weymouth's Tyne the seal was the second most ...