the sea turtles in fiji

1. GREEN SEA TURTLES

2. INTRODUCTION
• Chelonia mydas
• Green turtle
• Vonu dina or lka du
• Are reptiles and are cold blooded
• Has a sub- circular to heart- shaped shell
• 2 flippers in front
• 2 back feet for steering in water

3. • There are 2 features that distinguish green
turtles from other members that also occur in
fiji:
They have a single pair of prefrontal's
Also the jaw of green turtles is not beaklike
• Migration routes can live up for an incredible
long time
• Life span for about 80 years or longer

4. DISTRIBUTION

5. FEEDING PATTERS
• The hatchings of green sea turtles eat a
variety of food as they are omnivores
Molluscs
Crustaceans
Small fish
Jelly fish

6. FOOD SOURCE

7. • Adult green sea turtles have a different
shaped jaws which enable them to tear sea-
grass and scrape algae which makes them a
herbivore

8. Reproduction
• Courtship and mating happens at sea
• 2 or more males often pursue the favors of
single female
• Fertilization is internal
• Females typically come ashore at night during
high tide and digs a hole in the sand to lay the
eggs
• As much a 150 eggs

9. • No parental care is provided
• The temperature eggs are hatched in
determines their gender
• Cooler temperatures produce females and
warmer produce males
• In 50-70 days eggs are hatched and they head
out to sea

11. THREATS FROM HUMANS
• Destruction of nesting habitats
• Chemical pollination
• Hunting for it’s meat and green fat
• Bycatch

13. Environmental Threats
• Global warming
• Predation
• Disease eg Fibropapilloma

15. Importance
• Maintain the health for coral reefs
• Provide beaches and dunes with nutrients
for vegetation growth
• Tourist attraction

16. Conclusion
Green sea turtles are very important to the
natural marine ecosystem. The government can
play a vital role in imposing strict laws to protect
these organisms and creating funds for breeding
programmes . Also increasing public awareness.
As a community ensuring that waste or rubbish is
disposed off in the right way .If living near the
coastal areas it should be ensured that these
organisms are not disturbed . By eco- friendly
seafood and use less packaging eg plastics. If we
do not take action now the organisms will be lost
forever.

17. Reference
• www.seaturtles.org/article. (accessed on
9/03/2013
• www.naturefiji.org/endangered.php
(accessed on 10/03/2013
• www.tailismancoins.com/servlet/green sea
turtles
(accessed on 10/03/2013
• www.en.wikipedia .org / wiki fiji.
Accessed on (10/03/2013