#olive ridley turtle

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Newborn olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) come out of their nest and crawl towards the Bay of Bengal in Bhubaneswar, India. Millions of baby turtles enter the bay every year at the start of summer

Photograph: NurPhoto/Shutterstock

#nurphoto #shutterstock #photographer #olive ridley turtle #lepidochelys olivacea #turtle #reptile #animal #nature #bay of bengal #bhubaneswar #india

[indoraptorgirlwind]

Released a baby sea turtle today, hope he/she keeps surviving ❤️

#indora talks #Turtles #Sea turtles #Nature #Reptiles #Cute #Baby animals #I just- #🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 #Olive ridley turtle

[neetagardner]

#olive ridley turtle #olive ridley sea turtle art #sea turtle illustration #ocean art

[wachinyeya]

#good news #nature #animals #bangladesh #sea turtle #sea turtles #sea life #olive ridley turtles #conservation #turtles #environment #animal conservation

[maureenssuitcase]

Turtles Nesting in Costa Rica: A Grim Adventure

As vultures circled menacingly overhead, I viewed the half-chewed carcass of a large turtle rotting in the hot, Costa Rican sun. Our tour guide pointed to the eggs still visible in the gaping body cavity, and hypothesized that a shark had bitten into the turtle before it had a chance to nest. At that point, I realized that the day’s outing to see the Olive Ridley turtles had taken an unexpectedly…

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#Arribada #Costa Rica #Nesting Turtles #Nicoya Peninsula #Nosara #Olive Ridley Turtles #Travel

[turtle-tuesdays]

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Latin name: Lepidochelys Olivacea

Size: about 61 cm (2 ft)

Diet: mostly carnivorous

Habitat: The open seas, mostly in tropical areas

Population status: vulnerable

Turtley facts:

Ridley sea turtles are best known for the "arribadas", where thousands of them come to the beaches where they hatched and lay their eggs there

humans pose a very big threat to them because of boat propellers, sea pollution etc.

they get their name from the colour of their shells, a beautiful olive green

much like other sea turtles, they are unable to pull their head and legs into their shells

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Pics:

#ridley sea turtle #olive ridley sea turtle #turtles #sea turtles #turtle tuesdays

[asterwild]

headline round-up! here’s some recent good news that crossed my feed:

A great nesting season for olive ridley sea turtles in Bangladesh (via Mongabay, May 2023)

Red wolf puppies born in the wild for the second consecutive year, and a captive born pup integrated into the wild litter (via Wolf Conservation Center, May 2023)

Thousands of critically endangered Polynesian tree snails released in in Tahiti and Moorea (via Smithsonian Mag, May 2023)

#id in alt #good news #conservation #wildlife #animal art #wolves #red wolf #sea turtles #snails

[fatehbaz]

The Grupo Tortuguero Comcáac, the Sea Turtle Group of the Comcáac people, in El Desemboque de los Seris is fighting to increase the population of sea turtles, a sacred animal, in the Gulf of California. In the past five years they have managed to release more than 8,000 olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings along 14 kilometers (9 miles) of the Mancha Blanca and El Faro beach. [...]

Mayra Estrella’s father always spoke to her about sea turtles. [...] “We are more tied to the leatherback sea turtle, but we are also connected to the green sea turtle [...].” Mayra Estrella [...] has dedicated 23 years to working with these reptiles or marine chelonians, earning her the affectionate name “turtle mom” among her colleagues and the people in her community of El Desemboque de los Seris – or Haxöl Iihom, its original name in cmiique iitom, the language of the Comcáac people. She earned her nickname after others saw the love she has for the little animals that leave the nesting pen in the turtle camp located between the desert and the sea in the municipality of Pitiquito, Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. 

This camp was created to ensure the survival of turtles in oceans, not only because they are seriously threatened, but also because of what they represent for the Comcáac people. Because of this, Mayra Estrella and a group of 20 others in her community [...] are working to protect [...] turtles and their nests [...]. In the last five years she has witnessed a growth in the number of nests and hatchlings released, with more than 8,000 olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) released into the waters of the Gulf of California. By the end of November 2021, this figure is estimated to be 11,000 hatchlings.

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“My dad loved to tell me stories, songs and tales about our ancestors,” Estrella adds. “He told me that the leatherback sea turtle [Dermochelys coriacea], was a man before becoming a turtle [...].” It has been several years since the community has seen a leatherback sea turtle in the area. [...] [T]he leatherback sea turtle is one of the most endangered turtles in the world. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies it as critically endangered. [...]

While waiting for a leatherback sea turtle to return, Mayra Estrella takes care of the rest of the turtles that come lay their eggs along 11 kilometers (7 miles) of the Mancha Blanca beach and 3 (2 miles) of the El Faro beach. At night, when the female turtles finish laying their eggs and return to the sea, the turtle team collects and takes them to the camp to protect them from coyotes (Canis latrans), their natural predators in the desert.

Their workdays last up to 12 hours [...]. Over time, they began receiving funding from the state during the nesting seasons. However, Mayra Estrella maintains that “the work achieves more than the resources because [the funds] are cut off too soon.” She explains that they are currently “working without one peso,” though this does not stop them because they love their work. [...] Germán Barrera works at CONANP, is an analyst of protected natural areas and the technical manager of the Comcáac turtle project, where he serves as liaison between the indigenous community and CONANP. [...] According to Barrera, the Comcáac Nation team works hard without seeing limited funds as a stumbling block [...]. “Since the start of the project, there has not been a single year that they have not carried out activities. [...]”

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The Grupo Tortuguero Comcáac (Sea Turtle Group of the Comcáac Nation) belongs to the national network of the Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias (Sea Turtle Group of the Californias), for which Karen Oceguera – a marine biologist and researcher – represents more than 50 teams throughout nine Mexican states. For 12 years she has supported the process of the Comcáac turtle catchers on nesting beaches, providing training and managing permits from the environmental authority [...].

“We haven’t seen a leatherback sea turtle for years, but the turtles we do see and that have increased thanks to conservation efforts is the olive ridley sea turtle, which is the most common species in the entire northwestern region of Mexico and part of the Pacific,” explains Oceguera. [...] “According to the Mexican Official Norm [...], the species is endangered, but in international categories it is considered vulnerable, and so is no longer endangered. I believe this is thanks to the work of many community groups over many years, such as the Comcáac in this case.” [...]

“It is not anecdotal, but formal,” she adds. “According to CONANP, there were between four and seven nests per season [in the Comcáac territory] 10 years ago; now we see more than 50 or 60. This was not seen before and tells the authorities that even with the little support they can give to communities, the work is paying off.”

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Headline, images, captions, and text by: Astrid Arellano.”Indigenous Comcaac turtle group saves sea turtles in Mexico’s Gulf of California.” Mongabay. As translated in English. 17 February 2022. Story originally published in Spanish at Mongabay’s Latam site on 19 November 2021. [Some paragraph breaks and contractions added by me.]

[probably-not-a-rutabaga]

im sure this has been asked before but i cant find the answer- what species are the aberration turtles?

it’s been asked a few times, but i don’t mind answering again!

leo - olive ridley sea turtle

raph - cagle’s map turtle

donnie - fly river turtle

mikey - leaf turtle

if you look one of these turtle types up on my page, you’ll be able to find this answer but with pictures of each of them :)

#rutabaga answers #tmnt aberration

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females nesting during arribada, Escobilla Beach, Mexico

Photographer: Tui De Roy

#tui de roy #photographer #olive ridley sea turtle #turtle #lepidochelys olivacea #animal #reptile #escobilla beach #mexico #nature

[arcadekitten]

I'm pretty sure this has been asked before, but how do you come up with such wonderful names for you characters? I know a few of them have meanings (Mary's being an anagram of manta ray, Ollie's being based off of an olive ridley turtle), but what about characters such as Mitzi, Ioro, Capella, Ryo, Embry, and Fia? As an artist myself I struggle coming up with names for my OCs haha (anways i love love love your games just wanted you to know that too)

Aw thanks! ♡

Naming characters always used to be a bit of a struggle for me (a friend helped me come up with Mary's name) and sometimes I still struggle with finding that perfect name! (I have some unnamed characters right now still haha!) but I like to think I'm getting a little better with it and finding names is fun!

I often try to find names that I think either visually "look" like the character, or have names with important meaning to them. But there's a few exceptions to that too!

For example, Mitzi is actually named after a character I loved from the game "The Cat Lady", and her Here For Sweethearts dance dress is meant to reference this as well!

I think the name "Ioro" came about because like...Ioro's pallete is full of blacks and whites and it reminded me of oreo cookies, so I think I wanted a name that sounded like it!

"Capella" means "Little She Goat", so I don't think there was a more perfect name for her!!

Ryo just looked like a Ryo to me honestly

Embry was a bit of a challenge, but I knew I wanted a name that started with E and could sound a little gender neutral, and when I found Embry it was the perfect fit!

"Fia" is actually short for "Fiammetta", which means "little fiery one" which I thought was perfect for her!! I wanted a name to match her energetic and goal-oriented self!!

#mitzi #ioro #capella #ryo #embry #fia #ask

[puphoods]

#turtle #sea turtle #marine turtle #testudines #poll #personally i am fond of the humble leatherback...but i love flatbacks too

[neetagardner]

#olive ridley sea turtle #olive ridley sea turtle illustration #turtle illustration #ocean art

[reasonsforhope]

Gabon's debts will be reduced by $450 million thanks to an innovative debt-for-nature mechanism. Piloted on Gabon's behalf by Bank of America (BofA), the debt-for-nature mechanism enables developing countries to reduce their external debt in return for funding for their biodiversity. In return, Gabon is protecting part of its marine ecosystem. This is the second case in Africa after the Seychelles.

...Gabon is paying for its biodiversity through the debt-for-nature mechanism. The operation, for which tenders were launched on the London Stock Exchange on 25 July 2023, will enable Gabon to reduce its external debt by up to 450 million dollars (267.1 billion CFA francs). In return, the country is committed to protecting its marine environment, with the support of the US-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) The Nature Conservancy.

Financially, the operation is being led by Bank of America (BofA), the second largest US bank in terms of deposits. A debt-for-nature swap is a debt relief technique for developing countries. It involves extending payment terms, reducing interest rates, granting new loans at low rates and writing off debts. This technique, invented by the American biologist Thomas Lovejoy, considered to be the godfather of biodiversity, involves exchanging part of the foreign debt for local investment in environmental protection measures.

The largest network of marine reserves in Africa

As part of Gabon’s debt-for-nature operation, the choice to protect marine biodiversity is not an insignificant one. Over the years, the Central African country has built up the largest network of rich and diverse marine reserves in Africa. Stretching over 53,000 km2, or 26% of the country’s territorial waters, this environment comprises 20 marine parks and aquatic reserves. It is home to countless threatened marine species, including the largest breeding populations of leatherback and olive ridley turtles, as well as 20 species of dolphins and whales.

Gabon thus becomes the second African country, after the Seychelles, to benefit from the debt-for-nature swap. It’s a swap that should spread throughout Africa... explains Hamouda Chekir, a member of Lazard’s Government Advisory team.

The French bank has just assisted Ecuador with a financial package that benefits both nature and the country’s economy. In concrete terms, Ecuador has swapped its current debt of $1.63 billion for a debt of $656 million, a transaction corresponding to 3% of the South American country’s total external debt, i.e. $48.129 billion in February 2023."

-via Afrik21 (via FutureCrunch), August 1, 2023

#conservation #biodiversity #debt for nature #debt relief #debt #gabon #africa #ecuador #seychelles #marine life #marine park #good news #hope #united states #france #bank of america

[mutant-distraction]

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females nesting during arribada, Escobilla Beach, Mexico

@ Tui De Roy

[thefallenhuman158]

💖HERE ARE MY BOYS. MY BABIES 💖

Leo is a Olive Ridley sea turtle

Raph is a Galapagos tortoise

Donnie is an Indian star tortoise

Mikey is a barbour's map turtle

I have been working very hard on my boys and am very proud of how far they've come. All criticism and comments welcome!

I will post splinter, April, Casey, karai, shredder and the rest soon. 🤡👍

#fanart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #art #character art #tmnt au #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #rise tmnt #save rise of the tmnt #unpause rise of the tmnt #rise au #fan au #donnie tmnt #raph tmnt #tmnt leonardo #tmnt michelangelo #mikey tmnt #tmnt leo #raphael tmnt #donatello