![]() So far this year, we have reports of 93 turtles throughout the country! 54 of these have been hawskbill, 19 green, 18 loggerhead, 1 leatherback, and 1 unknown! 5 of the reports have been of stranded turtles. Remember, if you have observed a turtle while in Belize be sure to tell us by filling out our In-Water Turtle Observation form under the tab 'Submit Report' or email us!
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Be sure to check out our new web page with all the data from our very first In-Water Turtle Surveys in 2011!
http://www.ecomarbelize.org/in-water-scientific-surveys.html There is a lot of really neat information about the turtles that we see here in Belize!
On Friday, December 9th, ECOMAR volunteer Melanie Day had the opportunity to SKYPE with Ms. Baraba Bilgre's high school marine biology class from Atlanta, Georgia's Galloway School about sea turtles and their conservation in Belize. The class had many questions about sea turtles in Belize and how we are working to be protect them for years to come! It was a joy to speak to them and answer their questions. Ella Bartlett says, "It was awesome getting some insight on how people are helping the sea turtles." Thank you to Ms. Bilgre's class for your enthusiasm for learning about sea turtles!
The morning of Sunday, November 27th, 2011 Helene Hess of Las Terrazas Resort on San Pedro was diving at Mata Canyon when she spotted a falling comet starfish! She states that while diving they observed this starfish falling from above and then watched it settle on coral around 65 feet. She believes it may have been dropped by a bird since it was sighted falling through the water. A very exciting sighting for our Reef Rally as these are rarely sighted in Belize!
![]() Marine park managers throughout Belize are conducting the 1st Annual In-Water Sea Turtle Survey as part of the Belize Turtle Watch Program's Annual Sea Turtle Census. Biologists and fishermen are working together to conduct scientific surveys along reefs throughout Belize and capture, measure, tag and release turtles encountered during surveys. The program builds on training received by many of the marine park staff at Wildlife Conservation Society at their biannual In-Water Turtle Monitoring Program at Glover's Atoll. We'll be sure to present you with more details on these studies! |
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