Green Sea Turtle - notes
Appearance
What does it look like?
Note size, shape, colour, covering, special features. Include drawings or photos.
The Green sea turtle is 31-47 inches. And is the largest sea turtle.
Green, Brown , Dark green, shades of Orange
Shell has an irregular hexagonal pattern that is also on the flippers and head with green and brown colouring.
Eyes protrude from the side of the head
In the Eastern Pacific, a group of green turtles that have darker shells are called black turtles by the local community.
Weigh up to 317.5 kilograms
Green Sea turtles are one of the largest sea turtle in the world, and have a proportionally small head
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell.
The Green sea turtle is not named after its shell, which is commonly thought, but is named after the green colour of its skin.
There are two types of green sea Turtles, there is the Atlantic Green sea turtle and the Eastern Pacific green sea turtle.
Habitat
Where did it live in the wild? Include information about where they shelter, how they find food. Is the weather hot or cold, wet or dry?
The green sea turtles live in the ocean normally found off the shores of Europe and North America and can also be found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile.
The green sea turtle is a Herbivore, and find food on the floor of the sea feeding of grass and algae.
To stay warm during the winter most sea turtles swim closer to the ocean surface, but the eastern pacific sea turtle is known to come onto land to sit in the sun.
Green sea turtles stay in shallow waters off-shore until the breeding season.
Green sea turtles are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters
There are populations with different colourings and markings in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Live on the sea grass ecosystem
Behaviors
What do they eat, how do they protect themselves, are they a solitary or pack animal, do they care for their young, if so how?
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores
There jaw is serrated to help them eat their primary food source – seagrass and algae
Green sea turtles have very long times, they are expected to live to 80 – 100 years and sometimes even more
Green sea turtles are known to be unsocial and are not solitary, but do gather together to mate.
Adult males can breed every year, but females only breed every 3-4 years or so.
Inside the hole, she lays over 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. At this point, her role is complete and she leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. A female green sea turtle can lay several clutches of eggs before she leaves the nesting grounds. After approximately two months, the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water.
sea turtle species have a hard shell that helps protect them from predators. They are also very fast swimmers and are often able to evade danger.
Cause for Loss of Numbers
Why did this animal species become endangered? Is anything being done to help them survive?
There are three main reason to loss in numbers in the Green Sea turtle and these are - over harvesting and illegal trade, fishing and habitat loss.
Harvesting and hunting of green turtles and there eggs is worldwide. Tens of thousands of green sea turtles are hunted each year, particularly in the western pacific and some parts of Asia. In west Africa the green turtles are hunted, killed and used for medicines and traditional ceremonies.
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles worldwide are accidentally caught in fishing nets, longline hooks and fishing glints a year. And since sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, many of them drown once caught.
Costal development, vehicle traffic on beaches and other human activities are all problems effecting and ruining the habitat of the green sea turtle. Seagrass beds
Action
What could have been or is being done to save them?
There are heaps of things being done in order to protect the Green sea turtle. Protecting them includes addressing the harvesting and illegal trade of the animal, by working with local communities to reduce local turtle harvesting and egg collection. There are things being done help make alternative live hood so that local people don’t rely on the produce of the turtle for income. By catching of turtles is also one of the other problems we are facing trying to protect the turtles, but people are helping this by introducing new hooks to fisherman called ‘circle hooks’, which are more turtle-friendly.
What does it look like?
Note size, shape, colour, covering, special features. Include drawings or photos.
The Green sea turtle is 31-47 inches. And is the largest sea turtle.
Green, Brown , Dark green, shades of Orange
Shell has an irregular hexagonal pattern that is also on the flippers and head with green and brown colouring.
Eyes protrude from the side of the head
In the Eastern Pacific, a group of green turtles that have darker shells are called black turtles by the local community.
Weigh up to 317.5 kilograms
Green Sea turtles are one of the largest sea turtle in the world, and have a proportionally small head
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell.
The Green sea turtle is not named after its shell, which is commonly thought, but is named after the green colour of its skin.
There are two types of green sea Turtles, there is the Atlantic Green sea turtle and the Eastern Pacific green sea turtle.
Habitat
Where did it live in the wild? Include information about where they shelter, how they find food. Is the weather hot or cold, wet or dry?
The green sea turtles live in the ocean normally found off the shores of Europe and North America and can also be found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile.
The green sea turtle is a Herbivore, and find food on the floor of the sea feeding of grass and algae.
To stay warm during the winter most sea turtles swim closer to the ocean surface, but the eastern pacific sea turtle is known to come onto land to sit in the sun.
Green sea turtles stay in shallow waters off-shore until the breeding season.
Green sea turtles are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters
There are populations with different colourings and markings in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Live on the sea grass ecosystem
Behaviors
What do they eat, how do they protect themselves, are they a solitary or pack animal, do they care for their young, if so how?
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores
There jaw is serrated to help them eat their primary food source – seagrass and algae
Green sea turtles have very long times, they are expected to live to 80 – 100 years and sometimes even more
Green sea turtles are known to be unsocial and are not solitary, but do gather together to mate.
Adult males can breed every year, but females only breed every 3-4 years or so.
Inside the hole, she lays over 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. At this point, her role is complete and she leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. A female green sea turtle can lay several clutches of eggs before she leaves the nesting grounds. After approximately two months, the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water.
sea turtle species have a hard shell that helps protect them from predators. They are also very fast swimmers and are often able to evade danger.
Cause for Loss of Numbers
Why did this animal species become endangered? Is anything being done to help them survive?
There are three main reason to loss in numbers in the Green Sea turtle and these are - over harvesting and illegal trade, fishing and habitat loss.
Harvesting and hunting of green turtles and there eggs is worldwide. Tens of thousands of green sea turtles are hunted each year, particularly in the western pacific and some parts of Asia. In west Africa the green turtles are hunted, killed and used for medicines and traditional ceremonies.
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles worldwide are accidentally caught in fishing nets, longline hooks and fishing glints a year. And since sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, many of them drown once caught.
Costal development, vehicle traffic on beaches and other human activities are all problems effecting and ruining the habitat of the green sea turtle. Seagrass beds
Action
What could have been or is being done to save them?
There are heaps of things being done in order to protect the Green sea turtle. Protecting them includes addressing the harvesting and illegal trade of the animal, by working with local communities to reduce local turtle harvesting and egg collection. There are things being done help make alternative live hood so that local people don’t rely on the produce of the turtle for income. By catching of turtles is also one of the other problems we are facing trying to protect the turtles, but people are helping this by introducing new hooks to fisherman called ‘circle hooks’, which are more turtle-friendly.
Green Sea Turtle - report
The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell that can grow to 31-47 inches and weigh up to 317.5 kilograms. There hard back shells a color of Green, Brown , Dark green and shades of Orange, though the Green sea turtle is not named after its shell, which is commonly thought, but is named after the green colour of its skin. There shell has an irregular hexagonal pattern that is also on the flippers and head with green and brown colouring and have eyes protruding from the side of the head. In the Eastern Pacific, a group of green turtles that have darker shells are called The Black Turtles by the local community. Green Sea turtles are one of the largest sea turtle in the world, although have a proportionally small head. There are two types of green sea Turtles, there is the Atlantic Green sea turtle and the Eastern Pacific green sea turtle.
The green sea turtles live on the sea grass ecosystem the ocean, normally found off the shores of Europe and North America and can also be found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile.The green sea turtle is a Herbivore, and find food on the floor of the sea feeding of grass and algae. To stay warm during the winter most sea turtles swim closer to the ocean surface, but the eastern pacific sea turtle is known to come onto land to sit in the sun. Green sea turtles stay in shallow waters off-shore until the breeding season. Green sea turtles are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters.There are populations with different colourings and markings in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores and have a serrated jaw to help them eat their primary food source – seagrass and algae. Green sea turtles have very long times, they are expected to live to 80 – 100 years and sometimes even more. Green sea turtles are known to be unsocial and are not solitary, but do gather together to mate. Adult males can breed every year, but females only breed every 3-4 years or so. Inside the hole, she lays over 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. At this point, her role is complete and she leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. A female green sea turtle can lay several clutches of eggs before she leaves the nesting grounds. After approximately two months, the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water. Sea Turtle species have a hard shell that helps protect them from predators. They are also very fast swimmers and are often able to evade danger.
There are three main reason to loss in numbers in the Green Sea turtle and these are - over harvesting and illegal trade, fishing and habitat loss. Harvesting and hunting of green turtles and there eggs is worldwide. Tens of thousands of green sea turtles are hunted each year, particularly in the western pacific and some parts of Asia. In west Africa the green turtles are hunted, killed and used for medicines and traditional ceremonies. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles worldwide are accidentally caught in fishing nets, longline hooks and fishing glints a year. And since sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, many of them drown once caught. Costal development, vehicle traffic on beaches and other human activities are all problems effecting and ruining the habitat of the green sea turtle. Seagrass beds
There are heaps of things being done in order to protect the Green sea turtle. Protecting them includes addressing the harvesting and illegal trade of the animal, by working with local communities to reduce local turtle harvesting and egg collection. There are things being done help make alternative live hood so that local people don’t rely on the produce of the turtle for income. By catching of turtles is also one of the other problems we are facing trying to protect the turtles, but people are helping this by introducing new hooks to fisherman called ‘circle hooks’, which are more turtle-friendly.
The green sea turtles live on the sea grass ecosystem the ocean, normally found off the shores of Europe and North America and can also be found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile.The green sea turtle is a Herbivore, and find food on the floor of the sea feeding of grass and algae. To stay warm during the winter most sea turtles swim closer to the ocean surface, but the eastern pacific sea turtle is known to come onto land to sit in the sun. Green sea turtles stay in shallow waters off-shore until the breeding season. Green sea turtles are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters.There are populations with different colourings and markings in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores and have a serrated jaw to help them eat their primary food source – seagrass and algae. Green sea turtles have very long times, they are expected to live to 80 – 100 years and sometimes even more. Green sea turtles are known to be unsocial and are not solitary, but do gather together to mate. Adult males can breed every year, but females only breed every 3-4 years or so. Inside the hole, she lays over 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. At this point, her role is complete and she leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. A female green sea turtle can lay several clutches of eggs before she leaves the nesting grounds. After approximately two months, the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water. Sea Turtle species have a hard shell that helps protect them from predators. They are also very fast swimmers and are often able to evade danger.
There are three main reason to loss in numbers in the Green Sea turtle and these are - over harvesting and illegal trade, fishing and habitat loss. Harvesting and hunting of green turtles and there eggs is worldwide. Tens of thousands of green sea turtles are hunted each year, particularly in the western pacific and some parts of Asia. In west Africa the green turtles are hunted, killed and used for medicines and traditional ceremonies. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles worldwide are accidentally caught in fishing nets, longline hooks and fishing glints a year. And since sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, many of them drown once caught. Costal development, vehicle traffic on beaches and other human activities are all problems effecting and ruining the habitat of the green sea turtle. Seagrass beds
There are heaps of things being done in order to protect the Green sea turtle. Protecting them includes addressing the harvesting and illegal trade of the animal, by working with local communities to reduce local turtle harvesting and egg collection. There are things being done help make alternative live hood so that local people don’t rely on the produce of the turtle for income. By catching of turtles is also one of the other problems we are facing trying to protect the turtles, but people are helping this by introducing new hooks to fisherman called ‘circle hooks’, which are more turtle-friendly.
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