Post on 27-Mar-2015
Green Sea TurtlesGreen Sea Turtles“Honu”“Honu”
By Miss Okita
http://www.belindaleigh.com/hawaii_art_honouonpaa.html
DangersDangers
• Pollution– Oil spills– Plastic rubbish
• Sharks• Birds & Crabs• Hunters• Nets
www.theadamsresidence.co.uk/ .../slippers/turtlesoup.gif
DiseaseDisease
• Fibropapillomas: a disease now killing many sea turtles.
• May be linked to pollution in the oceans.
http://www.cccturtle.org/threats.htm
Shell PatternShell PatternWhich is the Green Sea Turtle?
Green Sea Green Sea TurtleTurtle
Loggerhead Leatherback
http://www.cccturtle.org/green.htm
World PopulationWorld Population
Miss Junie 2Miss Junie 2
Track our turtle:
http://www.cccturtle.org/sat_junie2.htm
A Turtle QuizA Turtle Quiz
• What are 3 dangers that the Green Sea Turtle faces?
Pollution
Birds Crabs
Nets Hunters
Sharks
• What is one way to tell the difference between different sea turtles?
Shell patterns
• Where is Miss Junie 2 right now?
The Caribbean Sea
• How do we track Miss Junie 2?
Satellite Tracking
Thank You!Thank You!
Miss Junie 2 says, “Thank you for your help!”
www.hawaiianatolls.org/images/ forteachers/turtface.jpg
The End?The End?
www.snowcrest.net/.../images/ nimated%20Turtle%20Clerk.gif
Our work is not done yet. Let’s continue to save turtles from extinction!