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Florida Sea Turtle Presentation

Florida Sea Turtle Presentation. Tawne Frick Updated: October 6, 2013 University of Central Florida. Table of Contents. Meet Florida Sea Turtles Life of a S ea T urtle Threats Heroes You Can be a Hero too! Contact Me. Meet Florida Sea Turtles. Loggerhead Leatherback Hawksbill

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Florida Sea Turtle Presentation

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  1. Florida Sea Turtle Presentation Tawne Frick Updated: October 6, 2013 University of Central Florida

  2. Table of Contents Meet Florida Sea Turtles Life of a Sea Turtle Threats Heroes You Can be a Hero too! Contact Me

  3. Meet Florida Sea Turtles • Loggerhead • Leatherback • Hawksbill • Green • Kemp’s Ridley

  4. Meet Florida Sea Turtles:Loggerhead Sea Turtle • Most common • 3’ long, 275 pounds • Brown on top, yellow under • Distance swimmers • Eats clams and crabs

  5. Meet Florida Sea Turtles:Leatherback Sea Turtle • Unique leather shell • 6’ long, up to 1500 pounds • Black with white/blue spots • Deeper, colder water • Eats jelly fish

  6. Meet Florida Sea Turtles:Hawksbill Sea Turtle • Beaked nose • 2’ long, 150 pounds • Multi-color shell and yellow under • Stay close to southern beaches • Eats sea sponges

  7. Meet Florida Sea Turtles:Green Sea Turtle • Very green • 3.5’ long, 350 pounds • Shades of green, some yellow • Stay close to reefs • Eats sea grass and algae

  8. Meet Florida Sea Turtles:Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle • Endangered and hard to find • 2.5’ long, 90 pounds • Shades of green, • Gulf side of Florida • Eats mostly crabs

  9. Life of a Sea Turtle • Nesting from June-September • Eggs for 45 – 70 days • Length also depends on the weather

  10. Life of a Sea Turtle • Not all will make it to the ocean • Birds, crabs and things on the beach make it hard • Bright lights at night can confuse them.

  11. Life of a Sea Turtle • They grow-up in the ocean • Will separate from other hatchlings • Watch for sharks and other danger • Some swim long distances

  12. Life of a Sea Turtle • It may be 7-50 years before return to shore • Most return to where they were born • New nests, new eggs • Do not stay long before leaving again

  13. Threats

  14. Sea Turtle’s Heroes • Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission • Sea World • National Geographic Kids • Defenders of Wildlife • National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration • SEE Turtles

  15. You Can be a Hero too! YOU CAN HELP! • Pick up trash • Recycle • Turn of bright lights on shore at night • Adopt a Sea Turtle • Visit with other Sea Turtle Heroesto find more information

  16. Contact Me If you have a story to share or have sea turtle questions please email me! Remember to get permission! I would love to hear your story. Email Tawne Don’t forget you can always make a difference!

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