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Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait

Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait. MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, 11-14 September’06. By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna & Dr. Preeta George. Status of Sea Turtles in the Gulf Past and Present. GREEN TURTLE. Different generations of green turtles. HAWKSBILL TURTLE. Top:

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Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait

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  1. Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, 11-14 September’06 By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna & Dr. Preeta George

  2. Status of Sea Turtles in the GulfPast and Present

  3. GREEN TURTLE Different generations of green turtles

  4. HAWKSBILL TURTLE Top: Two adult hawksbill turtles, one under the coral reef and the other near the water surface Bottom: Juvenile Hawksbill turtle

  5. LOGGERHEAD TURTLE Right (Top & bottom): Adult female trapped in Hadhra at south of Kuwait was rescued and released back into sea Adult female sighted swimming near surface in the southern part of Kuwait

  6. LEATHERBACK TURTLE Adult female was caught by gill net. Prof. Meakins and a member of the Diving Team are seen carrying out morphological measurements

  7. TURTLE NESTING SITES Umm Al-Maradim Island Qaruh Island Mainland shore

  8. GREEN TURTLE NESTING 1 2 1 Just Emerged from sea 2 Nesting 3 Post nesting 3

  9. HAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTING

  10. EGG LAYING

  11. NEST SIZE AND SHAPE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE Green Turtle Nest Hawksbill Turtle Nest

  12. DIFFERENCE IN EGG SIZE OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE HATCHING OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL EGGS

  13. TURTLE TRACK GREEN TURTLE TRACK WITH TAIL SCORING IN THE MIDDLE HAWKSBILL TRACK WITHOUT TAIL SCORING

  14. EMERGENCE OF HATCHLINGS Hawksbill Hatchling Track Green Sheikha Amthal and Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna watch as the hatchlings emerge

  15. NATURAL THREATS A ghost crab seen feasting on a turtle hatchling Sea birds gathered along the shore in wait for a prey

  16. ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS Natural nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim before construction Nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim as construction work is in progress

  17. DESTRUCTION OF NESTING SITES Above: Pebbles and cement left behind after construction finished, depriving the turtles to find suitable nesting ground Right: Modification of sandy shore leads to loss of nesting ground

  18. THREAT FROM FISHING GEARS

  19. OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS Leatherback Turtle Green Turtle

  20. GUN FIRE VICTIMS Teens gun shot Iraqi warfare

  21. Rescue operation in progress

  22. Turtles are tagged before being released

  23. Heading toward their natural home

  24. Volunteers pose for a photograph just before the release of 4 turtles

  25. Volunteers from Kuwait Diving Team seen to assist in measuring the nest size

  26. Members of task team of the on-going project engaged in measuring a turtle track on one of the island of Kuwait

  27. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY Agarose gel image shows PCR amplified product

  28. THANK YOU FOR CARING

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