The turtle’s morphology was described as flat and grey with a large head and that they were very active when they were caught in fishing nets which resulted in broken nets. The first references occurred when fishers off the coast of Florida, USA reported that they caught “demonic turtles”. Study, ingenuity and a home movie shed light on what for many was a riddle. *Address all correspondence to: Introductionįor decades, the Kemp’s ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii) was one of the most elusive sea turtles, and its nesting sites were unknown. Wildlife Lab., Environmental Department, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Sinaloa, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico.Investigación, Capacitación y Soluciones Ambientales y Sociales AC.Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias, Mexico.Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, USA.Conservation Medicine Lab., Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico.To understand the real situation about health and genetic parameters it is necessary to analyze biochemical and molecular factors in this species. Therefore, they are vulnerable to different anthropogenic activities and sources of pollution, such as heavy metals, which can cause toxic effects that are harmful to the turtles, damage their physiology and health. They deposit an average of about 90 eggs and hatching takes 40 to 60 days. Other nesting areas are Tepeguajes and Barra del Tordo, in Tamaulipas, and with less intensity in Veracruz (Lechuguillas and El Raudal beaches) and South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Where 80–95% of the world’s nesting is concentrated. The most important site around the Word is in Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In particular, Kemp’s ridley is included in the red list of IUCN categorized as “critically endangered”. olivacea) Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas). These are divided into 2 families (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae) and 7 species of sea turtles in the world: the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) olive ridley (L.
Sea turtles are reptiles that have inhabited the earth for 100 million years.
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