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Book Synopsis The Leatherback Turtle by : James R. Spotila
Download or read book The Leatherback Turtle written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nesting beaches and commercial fishing. There are only twenty-nine index beaches in the world where these turtles nest, and there is immense pressure to develop most of them into homes or resorts. At the same time, longline and gill net fisheries continue to overwhelm waters frequented by leatherbacks. In The Leatherback Turtle, James R. Spotila and Pilar Santidrián Tomillo bring together the world’s leading experts to produce a volume that reveals the biology of the leatherback while putting a spotlight on the conservation problems and solutions related to the species. The book leaves us with options: embark on the conservation strategy laid out within its pages and save one of nature’s most splendid creations, or watch yet another magnificent species disappear.
Book Synopsis Leatherback Sea Turtles by : Rebecca E. Hirsch
Download or read book Leatherback Sea Turtles written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the leatherback sea turtle. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the turtle's life, comparing it to a similar reptile and to a very different reptile"--
Book Synopsis Leatherback Sea Turtle by : Rod Theodorou
Download or read book Leatherback Sea Turtle written by Rod Theodorou and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn why leatherback sea turtles are endangered, where they live, how many there are, and what people are doing to save them. See leatherback sea turtles in their habitat, and learn what they eat, and how they treat their babies.
Book Synopsis Leatherback Seaturtle by : Paddy Muir
Download or read book Leatherback Seaturtle written by Paddy Muir and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The leatherback seaturtle is the world's largest reptile. It is significantly larger than all other marine turtles"--p. [1].
Book Synopsis Run, Sea Turtle, Run by : Stephen R Swinburne
Download or read book Run, Sea Turtle, Run written by Stephen R Swinburne and published by Millbrook Press (Tm). This book was released on 2020 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea" --Amazon.
Book Synopsis Voyage of the Turtle by : Carl Safina
Download or read book Voyage of the Turtle written by Carl Safina and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalist Though nature is indifferent to the struggles of her creatures, the human effect on them is often premeditated. The distressing decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate what can go both wrong and right from our interventions, and teach us the lessons that can be applied to restore health to the world's oceans and its creatures. As Voyage of the Turtle, Carl Safina's compelling natural history adventure makes clear, the fate of the astonishing leatherback turtle, whose ancestry can be traced back 125 million years, is in our hands. Writing with verve and color, Safina describes how he and his colleagues track giant pelagic turtles across the world's oceans and onto remote beaches of every continent. As scientists apply lessons learned in the Atlantic and Caribbean to other endangered seas, Safina follows leatherback migrations, including a thrilling journey from Monterey, California, to nesting grounds on the most remote beaches of Papua, New Guinea. The only surviving species of its genus, family, and suborder, the leatherback is an evolutionary marvel: a "reptile" that behaves like a warm-blooded dinosaur, an ocean animal able to withstand colder water than most fishes and dive deeper than any whale. In his peerless prose, Safina captures the delicate interaction between these gentle giants and the humans who are finally playing a significant role in their survival. "Magnificent . . . A joyful, hopeful book. Safina gives us ample reasons to be enthralled by this astonishing ancient animal—and ample reasons to care." -- The Los Angeles Times
Download or read book Sea Turtles written by James R. Spotila and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-11-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine biologist James R. Spotila has spent much of his life unraveling the mysteries of these graceful creatures and working to ensure their survival. In "Sea Turtles," he offers a comprehensive and compelling account of their history and life cycle based on the most recent scientific data and suggests what we can be done to save them. Illustrated with stunning, full-color photographs. 0-808-8007-6$24.95 / Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Synopsis Loggerhead Sea Turtles by : Alan B. Bolten
Download or read book Loggerhead Sea Turtles written by Alan B. Bolten and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea turtles have been the focus of research and intense conservation efforts for decades and the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, currently listed as a threatened species, is arguably one of the best studied of the seven species. Loggerhead Sea Turtles brings together, for the first time, international experts to synthesize the knowledge of Loggerhead biology and conservation and sets the stage for future ecological, biological, and conservation research. Highly detailed coverage includes diet, growth, nesting, migration, habitat selection, and conservation.
Download or read book The Photo Ark written by Joel Sartore and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.
Book Synopsis Sea Turtle Scientist by : Stephen R. Swinburne
Download or read book Sea Turtle Scientist written by Stephen R. Swinburne and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling addition to the award-winning Scientists in the Field series explores the leatherback sea turtle's remarkable natural history and recounts the extraordinary efforts by scientists trying to save them.
Book Synopsis Leatherback Sea Turtles by : Jody Sullivan Rake
Download or read book Leatherback Sea Turtles written by Jody Sullivan Rake and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life cycle and characteristics of leatherback sea turtles, including physical and environmental threats to the species.
Book Synopsis The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II by : Peter L. Lutz
Download or read book The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II written by Peter L. Lutz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology. Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II emphasizes practical aspects of biology that relate to sea turtle management and to changes in marine and coastal ecosystems. These topics i
Book Synopsis Adventures of Leatherback by : James C Boland
Download or read book Adventures of Leatherback written by James C Boland and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of a sea turtle between 1778 and it's capture and release by a member of Captain Cook's crew off the coast of Hawaii in 1778 and it's capture and release by a tuna boat off the coast of California in 1925. The sea turtles encounters with whalers, jellyfish, dolphins, sharks, storms and sea horses.
Book Synopsis Blue Whale and Family by : Robert L. Buyer
Download or read book Blue Whale and Family written by Robert L. Buyer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on one carving project, with variations suitable for beginners, intermediates, and experts. All titles in the series include information on anatomy and biology, valuable carving tips, and ready-to-use patterns.
Book Synopsis Changes in Latitudes by : Will Hobbs
Download or read book Changes in Latitudes written by Will Hobbs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble In Paradise Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother, sister, and little brother might cramp his style, but he's willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Travis soon discovers that even with his headphones and shades, he can't completely cut himself off from his family's problems. He begins to understand why his father didn't come with them: His mother is contemplating a divorce. Meanwhile his younger brother, Teddy, becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting some endangered sea turtles near the resort. In spite of himself, Travis is drawn into Teddy's efforts to save the turtles. But it takes a devastating tragedy beyond his imagining to shake Travis out of his cynicism -- a tragedy that will change his family forever.
Book Synopsis Saving Sea Turtles by : James R. Spotila
Download or read book Saving Sea Turtles written by James R. Spotila and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2007, eleven leatherback turtles captured the imagination of the public worldwide as they “raced” from Costa Rica toward the Galápagos Islands. Known as the Great Turtle Race, this event tracked these critically endangered sea turtles, drawing attention to their fragile status and generating data on the turtles vital to efforts to study and protect them. But the Great Turtle Race is just one of many tools marine conservationists use to inform people about the status, biology, and lives of the seven sea turtle species. Due to human actions, once-plentiful sea turtle population levels plummeted throughout much of the twentieth century, stabilizing somewhat only after Archie Carr and Jacques Cousteau popularized their plight. With Saving Sea Turtles, award-winning author James R. Spotila picks up where Carr and Cousteau left off, going inside the modern-day conservation movement to tell the tales of today’s sea turtle conservationists. He provides a complete overview of sea turtle biology and life cycles, discusses the human and natural world threats they face, and examines the new methods and technologies humans are using to save them. Throughout, Spotila dots the narrative with stories of real-life heroes who risk life and limb to understand, track, and conserve sea turtles across the globe. Spotila has been at the forefront of sea turtle research and conservation for decades. His inspirational story of dedicated individuals, creative endeavors, and adventure reveals what is being done and what else we must do in order to ensure that these fascinating animals continue swimming in the oceans.
Book Synopsis Leatherback Sea Turtle Migration by : Kelsey Jopp
Download or read book Leatherback Sea Turtle Migration written by Kelsey Jopp and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what causes leatherback sea turtles to migrate. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and helpful infographics help readers learn all about the science behind this phenomenon as well as ways that people study or protect it.
