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The Forgotten International Trade of Sawfish Rostral Teeth in Latin America

open access: yesConservation Letters, Volume 19, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT All sawfish species are critically endangered with overfishing and retention of highly valued fins, meat, rostra, and rostral teeth as the main threats. The illegal international trade in rostral teeth for use as cockfighting spurs remains poorly known and continues in South America, despite prohibitions of animal origin spurs by most ...
Mariano Cabanillas‐Torpoco   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) using a culture-dependent approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionThe critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is essential for healthy coral reef ecosystems, and its gut microbiota plays a vital role in host nutrition and overall health.
Hongwei Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electroejaculation and semen evaluation in olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
December 15-17, 2007, Royal Phuket City Hotel, Phuket, ThailandElectroejaculation and semen evaluation were successfully performed on the olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Phuket Marine ...
SANYATHITISEREE, PORNCHAI   +7 more
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Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
Michelle VanCompernolle   +309 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological geography of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the West Atlantic

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Understanding the geographic distribution of genetic diversity of imperiled species across all life history stages, and identifying the factors that shape those distributions, are key to maintaining long-term genetic diversity and the health of ...
P. Meylan   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Green Sea Turtle Recruitment in the Eastern North Pacific: Patterns Identified Using Geochemical Signatures in Bones

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
We present vital life‐history and demographic data including the oceanic stage duration, timing of ontogenetic habitat shifts, and multi‐year foraging patterns of eastern North Pacific green sea turtles found in Southern California. The findings were obtained by analyzing sea turtle bones (age and growth via skeletochronology; and habitat and diet via ...
Calandra N. Turner Tomaszewicz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Checklist of sea turtles endohelminth in Neotropical region

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2016
This paper presents a list of parasites described in sea turtles from the Neotropical region. Through the review of literature the occurrence of 79 taxa of helminthes parasites were observed, mostly consisting of the Phylum Platyhelminthes with 76 ...
Werneck M. R., Da Silva R. J.
doaj   +1 more source

Twenty-eight years of decline: Nesting population demographics and trajectory of the north-east Queensland endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

open access: yes, 2020
Globally, hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are listed as Critically Endangered, the cause of which is largely attributed to excessive historical take by the tortoiseshell industry.
I. Bell   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Law protection of hawksbill turtle in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Hawksbill Turtle is listed as totally protected species of animals in the Schedule 1 Part I of Sabah Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997. Therefore, the law protection of Hawksbill Turtle in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah was studied.
Chong, Hin Lam
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Exploring sociodemographic and cultural characteristics of sea turtle take and use to support effective conservation strategies in Indonesia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 51-64, January 2026.
Abstract Many sea turtle populations face severe declines in the Asia‐Pacific region and, although threats are widely recognised, drivers are practically unknown, especially in Indonesia. We surveyed 140 respondents at three sites in Sumatra, Indonesia (Padang, Mentawai, Nias) to identify how sociodemographic and cultural characteristics across these ...
Adela Hemelikova   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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