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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
Status of Sea Turtles in the GulfStatus of Sea Turtles in the Gulf
Past and PresentPast and Present
GREEN TURTLEGREEN TURTLE
Different generations of green turtles
HAWKSBILL TURTLEHAWKSBILL TURTLE
Top:
Two adult hawksbill turtles, one under the coral reef and the other near the water surface
Bottom:
Juvenile Hawksbill turtle
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
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
TURTLE NESTING SITES
Umm Al-Maradim Island
Qaruh Island
Mainland shore
1
3
2
1 Just Emerged from sea
2 Nesting
3 Post nesting
GREEN TURTLE NESTING
HAWKSBILL HAWKSBILL TURTLE TURTLE
NESTINGNESTING
EGG LAYING
NEST SIZE AND SHAPE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Green Turtle Nest
Hawksbill Turtle Nest
DIFFERENCE IN EGG SIZE OF GREEN
AND HAWKSBILL
TURTLE
HATCHING OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL EGGS
TURTLE TRACK
GREEN TURTLE TRACK WITH TAIL SCORING IN THE MIDDLE
HAWKSBILL TRACK WITHOUT TAIL SCORING
Sheikha Amthal and Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna watch as the hatchlings
emerge
Hatchling Track
EMERGENCE OF HATCHLINGS
Hawksbill
Green
A ghost crab seen feasting on a turtle hatchling
Sea birds gathered along the shore in wait for a prey
NATURAL THREATS
Natural nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim before construction
Nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim as construction work is in progress
ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS
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
THREAT FROM FISHING GEARS
OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS
Leatherback Turtle
Green Turtle
GUN FIRE VICTIMS
Teens gun shot
Iraqi warfare
Rescue operation in progress
Turtles are tagged before being released
Heading toward their natural home
Volunteers pose for a photograph just before the release of 4 turtles
Volunteers from Kuwait Diving Team seen to assist in measuring the nest size
Members of task team of the on-going project engaged in measuring a turtle track on one of the island of Kuwait
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENYMITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY
Agarose gel image shows PCR amplified product
THANK YOU FOR CARING
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