http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:37:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Turtle researchers are not working alone to save turtles. There are many non profit environmental groups working to protect these animals, and most of them are just a mouse click away. The Caribbean Conservation Corporation and Sea Turtle Survival League is one of the best sea turtle organizations in the ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/you-can-adopt-a-turtle.html In most Folklore Turtles are seen in a positive way. They are sometimes seen to be protectors of people and are often linked to stories about the creation of the world. Many North American Aboriginal peoples explain the beginning of the world with stories involving a turtle. Some even call ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/turtle-folklore.html The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle is about the same size as the Kemps ridley. It is the most abundant Seas turtle and ranges over the tropical Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. That does not meant that they are not in danger; there is still a serious and quick decline in ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/the-olive-ridley.html This is the most common species of nesting turtles on Florida beaches. Florida alone has close to 90 percent of the nesting’s in the U.S. Loggerheads also nest farther up north than any other turtle species, there was even a record of a loggerhead nesting as far out as Ocean ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/the-loggerhead-sea-turtle.html Now, you may probably have already guessed where this turtle got its name from. Well, it refers to the flatness of the turtle’s upper shell (carapace). The locals do not call it the flatback turtle, but instead Kikila. Flatback sea turtles are larger than the two Ridley turtles, although they ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/the-flatback-turtle.html Archie Carr was among the first scientist to recognize the plight of the Sea turtles. His voice was also the most eloquent in calling for them to be rescued from extinction. He did more to save the turtles than anyone else had at the time. Many of today’s sea turtle ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/the-father-of-sea-turtle-research.html A large group of turtles drifting or swimming together in the open ocean is called a flotilla. Leatherback sea turtles rarely form a flotilla. Although, there was one case where about 100 leatherback turtles were seen in a 30 mile line in the water near a beach. In this rare ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/social-turtles-and-mating.html Leatherback Sea turtles are the Godzilla of the Turtle world! They are the largest of all turtles. The largest Leatherback ever reported was found dead on a beach in Wales in 1988. It weighed an astounding 2,016 pounds ( 916 Kg). The length of its curved upper shell was 101 ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/leatherback-sea-turtles.html The Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtle is among the smallest of Sea Turtles, with a shell length of 24 to 30 inches. It is also among the most endangered and nests only in the Gulf of Mexico. So, it is very rare that you will ever see this turtle nesting. Although, ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/kemps-ridley.html A young sea turtle is called a Hatchling. A sea turtle never sees its mother or father. After the female lays her eggs she returns to the water and does not go back to the nest. Once hatched each young sea turtle is on its own. These hatchlings face many ... http://www.sea-turtles.net/articles/hatchlings.html