Only three percent of the respondents had been exposed to any kind of turtle conservation awareness activities prior to this survey. The consumer responded positively to the idea of local community involvement in conservation programmes. Nearly one quarter four respondents suggested banning turtle eggs consumption with increasing the price of turtle eggs. Besides, the seller sells the turtle eggs to foreigners but rarely for their own consumption. Though most of the egg collectors did not provide the specific markets that they sold the eggs they collected to, one of the respondents that indicated seasonal price changes sold the eggs that were collected to Pasar Payang. Though coastal communities have consumed eggs from marine turtles for decades …show more content…
The collector of the sea turtles’ egg usually will tax the beach during nesting seasons where they can find plenty of sea turtles’ nests with 100-140 eggs per nest for the common Green turtle. In order to conserve the sea turtles actions need to be made especially for those that are aware of the declining of sea turtles in Malaysian water. Ironically, Terengganu state had gazetted Rantau Abang as one of the turtle sanctuary but unbelievably allowing the sales of sea turtle eggs in the market. This course of action should be brought back to the state’s court in order to fully conserve the sea turtles in Terengganu waters. The government agencies and non-governmental organization (NGO) should work together as the government should be focusing on the banning of sea turtles’ eggs marketing and the NGO such as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) doing the conservation works. At the northern part of Redang Island, called Chagar Hutang is another sanctuary place for the turtles to lay eggs and part of a conservation unit of sea turtle which worked out by Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU), University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). This unit has work to conserved green and hawksbill turtles since 1993. The aimed of the program were studying all the aspects of biology and ecology of sea turtles also spread the awareness about the status of sea turtles that’s getting worse in Malaysia waters. In 17 years, a
Chapter 3 (pgs 20-22): This chapter is primarily narrative about a land turtle. In the story the turtle is meet with various obstacles and overcomes them in the end. It 's a hot day and the turtle makes his way up one side of the highways. As the turtle crosses the black pavement, tow cars pass.
In the book, Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green the main character, Aza, an anxious teenager and her best friend, Daisy go on some sort of adventure to find a missing rich kid, Davis pickett. At first Aza wasn’t going to go looking for him although she had known him personally before. After Daisy encouraged her with the reward Aza decided to go through with the plan. Aza was in need of money for her upcoming departure to college. The main theme of this story is that you can’t choose how to live your own life.
The book Turtles all the way down is a book centers around a 16 year old girl names Aza Holmes and she deals with a lot of anxiety problems and the book walks through her struggle trying to find her friends lost dad who is opulent. While searching meticulously for Davis’s dad they run into an belligerent gard who questions them and takes them to Davis. When Aza askes Davis if he knows where his father is he replies ” My dad’s a huge shitbag. He skipped town before getting arrested because he’s a coward” (sam 34).
They also ask houses around these areas to turn off their outside lights so the turtles are no confused when hatching and going toward the sea. I believe the continued education about the sea turtles will help this threatened
Since the beginning of civilization, countless cultures, including the Cherokee and Iroquois, developed stories in order to explain their views on creation and reflect the values and traditions in their culture. The Iroquois developed a myth called “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, while the Cherokee recorded “The Story of Corn and Medicine”. Both myths reveal the importance of nature, including plants, in the Iroquois and Cherokee cultures, and they follow a similar path of creation that starts with water and darkness and the expanding of mud to form land. However, the Iroquois myth focuses on human harmony with nature and the disharmony between genders, while the Cherokee myth points out the disharmony with nature and the greater equality
At the bottom of Naple Island Gazette’s front page, I saw the headline: Manatee Habitat Threatened by Local Development. The article explained that a new housing development was planned for an area along the Okee River. Many of the properties would have docks in the river so owners could park their boats and have easy access out into the bay. I knew that the Okee River was the best place locally to spot manatees. They loved floating in the warm water and munching the thick sea grasses that cover the river bottom.
In “The Turtle from The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck represents the central theme by patience and acceptance. The turtle is an allegory of experience. The turtle moves along the same road like everyone else struggling for survival. The turtle is battling the drought, making him look rough and ragged out. Despite his appearance, he maintains his innocence and faith.
Here in citrus county, we have hundreds of West Indian manatees that come into our waters each winter to stay warm in our spring water. The economy of this county, especially in crystal river, relies on tourism of manatees. People come from all over to see these mammals. The problem is that it is harmful and stressful to the manatees if the tourists don’t follow the guidelines of manatee manners. There are a few ways to fix this.
Sea turtles will be less likely to nest on beaches that have high human recreation or that have been altered by humans. Beaches that are near human development pose a threat to sea turtles, not just by human presence, but because artificial lights prevent hatchlings from being able to orient themselves toward the ocean (Lindsay 2003). Additionally, the possibility of adaptation poses some uncertainties. Loggerhead
In Island Packet’s article “How plastic almost killed this Lowcountry sea turtle” by Delayna Earley, readers are informed about the discovery of a dead sea turtle that was recently treated at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina. The image is effective in responding to the rhetorical situation in which plastic debris are proven to be harmful to marine life and so articles like Earley’s are written to inform others about how damaging plastic is. The exigence of the article is about how plastic pollution is harmful for the ocean. Throughout the years, there has been an increase in the advocacy being mindful of plastic waste and on using less plastic materials.
Biologist Elizabeth Flores Breton 's Interview Elizabeth Flores Breton, a founding biologist of EcoPlan 's sea turtle protection program in Cabo San Lucas, believes strongly in conservation and protecting our natural resources in rational ways. Breton was born in Mexico City but discovered Cabo San Lucas about two years prior to our filming and commented, "In this area, taking care of nature is critical because we have the presence of many horseback riding tours and people who come in on their vehicles; sea turtle predation in this area has been going on for years, and it is important to start a conservation program for these animals." Biologist Lara Cibeles, Leader of Planet Ecology and Conservation Camp Biologist Lara Cibeles, who
Dlnr Hawaii has written that “Mongooses are opportunistic feeders that will eat birds, small mammals, reptiles, insects, fruits, and plants. They prey on the eggs and hatchlings of native ground nesting birds and endangered sea turtles. The small Indian mongoose has been blamed with the extinction of ground-nesting birds in Jamaica and Fiji and commonly kill birds, including 8 federally listed endangered Hawaiian birds, such as the Hawaiian crow (‘alalā), petrels (ʻuʻau) and Hawaiian goose (nēnē). This research explains that mongooses feed on native animals and eggs of native animals. Mongooses have caused a large number of deaths of native Hawaiian Sea Turtles and made extinct many indigenous
Mythical Origins The Iroquois people are one of the earliest cultures in American history, Their culture remains filled with an abundance of myths and legends that explain the nature of life itself. Their creation story, The World On Turtle 's Back, outlines not only the creation of Earth, but also the complex nature of people. The legend states that the Earth resided on the back of a great sea turtle, constituted first by a pregnant woman. The daughter of whom would birth the twins who would become the duality of deceit and order in every living being. This legend has been passed down through the generations, first through oral tradition and later translated to writing.
The Sky Gods vs the Iroquois The stories “The World on the Turtles Back” by the Iroquois, and The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday discuss two different creation myths. “The World on The Turtles Back” is an Iroquois legend that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, making it an oral tradition. A creation myth is a traditional story that involves supernatural beings or events that explain how the some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be. These myths have comparable aspects that are specifically the roles of men, women, animals, and nature.
Therefore, the impact of overfishing and illegal collecting of coral may destroyed the social and economic well-being of the coastal communities who depend on fish for their way of life. Beside, it is also direct overexploitation of fish, intertebrates, and algae for food and the aquarium trade, removal of a species or group of species impacting multiple trophic levels, bycatch and mortality of nontarget species, and change from coral to algal dominance due to reduction in herbivores (Reef Resilience Organisation,