Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna& Dr. Preeta George...
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Status of Sea Turtles Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwaitin Kuwait
ByBy Dr. Salim Al-MohannaDr. Salim Al-Mohanna
&&Dr. Preeta GeorgeDr. Preeta George
MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, 11-14 September’06
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Status of Sea Turtles in the GulfStatus of Sea Turtles in the Gulf
Past and PresentPast and Present
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GREEN TURTLEGREEN TURTLE
Different generations of green turtles
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HAWKSBILL TURTLEHAWKSBILL TURTLE
Top:
Two adult hawksbill turtles, one under the coral reef and the other near the water surface
Bottom:
Juvenile Hawksbill turtle
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LOGGERHEAD TURTLELOGGERHEAD TURTLE
Adult female sighted swimming near surface in the southern part
of Kuwait
Right (Top & bottom): Adult female trapped in Hadhra at south of Kuwait was rescued and released back into
sea
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LEATHERBACK TURTLELEATHERBACK TURTLE
Adult female was caught by gill net. Prof. Meakins and a member of the Diving Team
are seen carrying out morphological measurements
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TURTLE NESTING SITES
Umm Al-Maradim Island
Qaruh Island
Mainland shore
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1 Just Emerged from sea
2 Nesting
3 Post nesting
GREEN TURTLE NESTING
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HAWKSBILL HAWKSBILL TURTLE TURTLE
NESTINGNESTING
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EGG LAYING
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NEST SIZE AND SHAPE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Green Turtle Nest
Hawksbill Turtle Nest
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DIFFERENCE IN EGG SIZE OF GREEN
AND HAWKSBILL
TURTLE
HATCHING OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL EGGS
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TURTLE TRACK
GREEN TURTLE TRACK WITH TAIL SCORING IN THE MIDDLE
HAWKSBILL TRACK WITHOUT TAIL SCORING
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Sheikha Amthal and Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna watch as the hatchlings
emerge
Hatchling Track
EMERGENCE OF HATCHLINGS
Hawksbill
Green
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A ghost crab seen feasting on a turtle hatchling
Sea birds gathered along the shore in wait for a prey
NATURAL THREATS
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Natural nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim before construction
Nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim as construction work is in progress
ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS
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Above: Pebbles and cement left behind after construction finished, depriving the turtles to find suitable
nesting ground
Right: Modification of sandy shore leads to loss of nesting ground
DESTRUCTION OF NESTING SITES
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THREAT FROM FISHING GEARS
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OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS
Leatherback Turtle
Green Turtle
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GUN FIRE VICTIMS
Teens gun shot
Iraqi warfare
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Rescue operation in progress
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Turtles are tagged before being released
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Heading toward their natural home
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Volunteers pose for a photograph just before the release of 4 turtles
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Volunteers from Kuwait Diving Team seen to assist in measuring the nest size
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Members of task team of the on-going project engaged in measuring a turtle track on one of the island of Kuwait
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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENYMITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY
Agarose gel image shows PCR amplified product
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THANK YOU FOR CARING
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