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Ancient
Sea Turtles
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for a general audience and for schools, the film explores the mysterious
natural history of the giant endangered sea turtles beginning with the
emergence of the tiny hatchling from its nest. The turtle dashes to the
sea, having to avoid not only predators, but beach lightning which draws
turtles away from the ocean. Thus begins an odyssey that will take the
hatchling on a several thousand mile and decades-long migration, returning
as a giant adult to the very beach where it began life, thus completing
the mystical life cycle that has endured for over 100 million years. The
modern world poses many new threats to ancient sea turtles as they attempt
to complete their life cycle- poaching, entanglement in fishing gear,
destruction of nesting sites, and pollution of the oceans. The greatest
threat comes from the capture of sea turtles in shrimp nets. Turtle
Excluder Devises (TEDs) the simple solution which allows sea turtles and
shrimp fishing to coexist is highlighted.
1998 International Wildlife Film Festival 1998 National Educational Media |
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