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Saving Sea Turtles : Extraordinary Stories from the Battle against Extinction.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421402109
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Saving Sea TurtlesDDC classification:
  • 639.9/77928
LOC classification:
  • QL666.C536 S688 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Sea Turtles in the Modern World: Where Do We Stand Today? -- 2 Life in the Egg: Buried Alive under Two Feet of Sand -- 3 Race to the Sea: Coatis, Crabs, and Night Herons-Oh My! -- 4 To the Horizon: The First Day -- 5 Lost and Found: Life as a Juvenile -- 6 The Deadliest Catch: The Other Side of Fishing -- 7 Out of the Fire: The Gauntlet Continues -- 8 Return to the Beach: You Can't Go Home Anymore -- 9 Nesting: Taking Back the Night -- 10 Las Baulas: The Last Hope for Pacific Leatherbacks -- 11 Ostional: The Egg-stained Sands of Costa Rica -- 12 Global Warming: Rising Seas, Lost Beaches, and Genders -- 13 The Great Turtle Race: A New Approach to Conservation Education -- 14 Sea Turtles and Satellites: Tales of Technology -- 15 2100: A World with, or without, Sea Turtles? -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: His inspirational story of dedicated individuals, creative endeavors, and adventure reveals what is being done and what else we must do in order to ensure that these fascinating animals continue swimming in the oceans.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Sea Turtles in the Modern World: Where Do We Stand Today? -- 2 Life in the Egg: Buried Alive under Two Feet of Sand -- 3 Race to the Sea: Coatis, Crabs, and Night Herons-Oh My! -- 4 To the Horizon: The First Day -- 5 Lost and Found: Life as a Juvenile -- 6 The Deadliest Catch: The Other Side of Fishing -- 7 Out of the Fire: The Gauntlet Continues -- 8 Return to the Beach: You Can't Go Home Anymore -- 9 Nesting: Taking Back the Night -- 10 Las Baulas: The Last Hope for Pacific Leatherbacks -- 11 Ostional: The Egg-stained Sands of Costa Rica -- 12 Global Warming: Rising Seas, Lost Beaches, and Genders -- 13 The Great Turtle Race: A New Approach to Conservation Education -- 14 Sea Turtles and Satellites: Tales of Technology -- 15 2100: A World with, or without, Sea Turtles? -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

His inspirational story of dedicated individuals, creative endeavors, and adventure reveals what is being done and what else we must do in order to ensure that these fascinating animals continue swimming in the oceans.

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