Three out of the five threatened species of sea turtle occurring in the SW Atlantic Ocean are
regularly found in the coastal waters of Argentina: green (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead …

We present the first study conducted in a wide spatio-temporal scale on marine turtles
strandings (N= 1,107) over a 12-year period (1999–2010) in Uruguay. Five species were …

Projeto TAMAR/IBAMA (TAMAR) has been actively involved in sea turtle conservation in
Brazil for the past 25 years and currently operates a network of 21 research stations in 9 …

The unique islands of São Tomé and Príncipe harbor five of the seven existent sea turtle
species, and offer optimal conditions for these threatened species both on the beaches and …

The loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, occurs globally in tropical and subtropical waters and
in the East Pacific ranges from Alaska to Chile (Carr 1952; Frazier 1981; Marquez 1990) …

Characterizing the behaviors of sea turtles and identifying high-use areas as they vary in
time and space is important for conservation planning, particularly when turtles overlap with …

The conservation of highly mobile and migratory species remains one of the most serious
challenges to resource managers. 2. Intense mortality of immature green turtles has been …

Marine turtles are globally endangered species that spend more than 95% of their life cycle
in in-water habitats. Nevertheless, most of the conservation, recovery and research efforts …

Five species of sea turtles occur in the Gulf of Mexico: Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) …

I studied the in-water anthropogenic impacts on sea turtles, origins of sea turtles on foraging
and developmental areas, their migration routes, and described regionally appropriate …