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Status of Sea Turtles in the Gulf  Past and Present GREEN TURTLE HAWKSBILL TURTLE HAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY * * Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna Dr. Preeta George MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, 11-14 September’06 Different generations of green turtles Top: Two adult hawksbill turtles, one under the coral reef and the other near the water surface Bottom: Juvenile Hawksbill turtle LOGGERHEAD TURTLE Adult female sighted swimming near surface in the southern part of Kuwait Right (Top bottom): Adult female trapped in Hadhra at south of Kuwait was rescued and released back into sea LEATHERBACK TURTLE Adult female was caught by gill net. Prof. Meakins and a member of the Diving Team are seen carrying out morphological measurements TURTLE NESTING SITES Umm Al-Maradim Island Qaruh Island Mainland shore 1 3 2 1 Just Emerged from sea 2 Nesting 3 Post nesting GREEN TURTLE NESTING EGG LAYING NEST SIZE AND SHAPE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE Green Turtle Nest Hawksbill Turtle Nest DIFFERENCE IN EGG SIZE OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE HATCHING OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL EGGS TURTLE TRACK GREEN TURTLE TRACK WITH TAIL SCORING IN THE MIDDLE HAWKSBILL TRACK WITHOUT TAIL SCORING Sheikha Amthal and Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna watch as the hatchlings emerge Hatchling Track EMERGENCE OF HATCHLINGS Hawksbill Green A ghost crab seen feasting on a turtle hatchling Sea birds gathered along the shore in wait for a prey NATURAL THREATS Natural nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim before construction Nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim as construction work is in progress ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS Above: Pebbles and cement left behind after construction finished, depriving the turtles to find suitable nesting ground Right: Modification of sandy shore leads to loss of nesting ground DESTRUCTION OF NESTING SITES THREAT FROM FISHING GEARS OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS Leatherback Turtle Green Turtle GUN FIRE VICTIMS Teens gun shot Iraqi warfare Rescue o