No passado o homem tornou-se grande responsável pela drástica redução que ocorreu na população de tartarugas marinhas, se deu em razão da pesca e caça desordenada para consumo. Considerando longo ciclo vida sua maturação sexual tardia, os quelônios ainda não conseguiram recuperar desse desastre ambiental. O objetivo deste estudo é foi reunir informações concernentes a situação das marinhas no t...

Hawksbill sea turtles Eretmochelys imbricata inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands are extremely rare and listed as endangered under US Endangered Species Act. The paucity of data on basic hawksbill ecology continues to hinder effective management species. We analyzed stranding collected between 1984 2018 gain insights into distribution, demography, conservation challenges facing hawksbills in Hawai‘...

Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring determined by incubating temperature, termed temperature-dependent determination. This study aimed estimate historical, and forecast future, primary ratios hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings at an import...

Drones are being increasingly used in innovative ways to enhance environmental research and conservation. Despite their widespread use for wildlife studies, there are few scientifically justified guidelines that provide minimum distances at which wildlife can be approached to minimize visual and auditory disturbance. These distances are essential to ensure that behavioral and survey data have n...

Sea Turtles Sea turtles are one of the oldest extant groups of animals, and they have changed little in basic anatomy for millions of years. Sea turtles are found throughout the world, and depending on the species, range from warm tropical water to frigid oceans near the arctic. They can be herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores and can be quite large. For example, the largest species of sea turt...