1. The
Sea Turtle Preservation Society
presents
Sea Turtles
In Brevard County

3. Sea Turtles Are Reptiles
• Cold Blooded – Obtain Heat
from their Environment.
• Breathe Air – Don’t have Gills.
• Lay Eggs - on Land not in Ocean.

4. The 7 Sea Turtle Species
•Olive Ridley – nests in Costa Rica
•Flatback – nests in Australia
•Loggerhead (threatened)
•Kemp’s Ridley (endangered)
•Hawksbill (endangered)
•Green (endangered)
•Leatherback (endangered)

5. Loggerhead
•Adult Size - 32-41 in. (81-104 cm)
•Adult Weight - 200-300 lbs (91-136 kg)
•Diet - crustaceans & mollusks
•Over 19000 nests in Brevard
• Age at 1st reproduction: 28-33 yrs

6. Green
•Adult Size - 38-42 inches long (81-107 cm)
•Adult Weight - 250-350 pounds (113-159 Kg)
•Diet - marine grasses & algae
•Over 6000 nests in Brevard
•Age at 1st reproduction: 27-30 yrs

7. Leatherback
•Adult Size - 6-8 feet long (1.8-2.4 M)
•Adult Weight - 700-1800 pounds (318-816 Kg)
•Diet – jellyfish
• Age at 1st reproduction: 9-15 yrs

8. Eggs are deposited in the egg chamber she
has dug in the sand with her rear flippers.

9. Hatchlings
emerge from
the nest 55
to 70 days
after eggs
are laid.

10. Leatherback hatchlings
emerging from the nest

11. Loggerhead hatchling
Leatherback hatchling
Green hatchling

12. Predators to Hatchlings
Nesting turtle surrounded
by Raccoons Ants
Ghost crabs

13. Fish
Birds
Predators to Hatchlings

14. Storms cause high tides which can
wash out nests and cause
Beach Erosion
Natural Threat to Hatchlings

15. Humans have brought them to
the verge of extinction in just 50
years!
Sea Turtles have been on Earth
for over 150 million years

16. Sea Turtle Habitat Destruction
Coastal Development

17. Beach Lighting
Turtles need dark beaches
Hatchlings go to brightest
lights

18. Ocean Pollution
Plastic Bag Ingestion

19. Balloons
and
Ribbons
Fishing Lines Nets
Looks
like Jelly
Fish

20. Commercial Fishing

21. • Loggerhead 87,634
• Green 9,548
• Leatherback 1,708
• Source Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2012 Nests – East Coast Florida

22. The End - We can make a Difference!