marine turtle in a sentence
Examples
- Its adjacent waters are visited by whale sharks, manta rays, and " pawikans " ( marine turtles ).
- The ecological feature of the island is of coral reef with seagrass, and marine turtles which nestle here.
- Protection of marine turtles and their habitat has been embraced by the local community through community-based conservation efforts.
- Before this time, the eggs were poached by fishermen, but later the fishermen became fiercely protective of marine turtles.
- Higher temperatures due to climate change result in an unbalanced sex ratio, threatening the long-term survival of marine turtles.
- Major threats to marine turtles include unsustainable exploitation, destruction of nesting and feeding habitats, and incidental mortality in fishing operations.
- These petitions were rejected based on their analysis of data submitted by the Marine Turtle Specialist Group ( MTSG ).
- To save the nation's dwindling population of marine turtles, conservationists began in 1979 to build sanctuaries near Sri Lankan beaches.
- The leatherback turtle is the largest marine turtle in the world, and has been federally listed as endangered since 1970.
- Marine turtle conservation in East Timor is also being integrated into assistance programs aimed at the sustainable management of marine resources, he said.