Friends & Neighbors
Keeping tabs on the turtles for 30 years Diligence and monitoring have helped ensure their survival. By Barbara J.Wilson Anyone who has encountered a sea turtle knows they are one of nature's most beautiful and enduring creatures. The survival and study of sea turtles has been a 30year initiative of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, which began the monitoring and protection program on Keewaydin Island in 1982. During nesting season, the Conservancy patrols the beaches, tags turtles, marks nests and counts hatchlings. For sea turtles to reach adulthood, they must find their way through a litany of obstacles, avoiding natural predators and myriad manmade perils. Only an estimated 1 in 1,000 hatchlings reach adulthood. "V/hile our research shows that loggerbead nesting has declined over the past 10 years, we were very encouraged by the increase in hatchlings that we logged in 2010 and 201 1," says Dave Addison, Conservancy Science co-director and lead biologist. "Unfortunately,in2072, Tropical Storm Debby devastated the Keewaydin nests. Over 63 percent of nests were lost." While the 2012 nesting season's total count is not yet complete, the Conservancy can identify migratory pathways and the areas where turtles forage via satellite tracking. "The knowledge gained on sea turtles' migratory and foraging habits is vital to the survival of these imperiled species," Addison says. Learn more at Conservancy.org'
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
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FOR THE SAKE OF KEMP'S RIDLEY Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff
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Marine and runs one of only two in-water research studies targeting the Kemp's ridley species, the most threatened species of sea turtles in the world.
Hot at the library: DVDs
Pet of the month: Heidi
Explore the clossics and lesser-known movies"
just one of the pets available to adopt.
DVDs are the most
Heidi is a 3-year-old, Rat TerrÍer/Dachshund (smooth-haired) mix. She gets along well with other
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1915 or the early works of Charlie
Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Do you want to learn a foreign language or brush up on your algebra or Çomputer skills? The library has a large collection of educational DVDs, too. Documentaries include classics like Robert Flaherty's "Nanook of the North" fuom 7922, and recent titles like "Inside Job," which explores the financial crisis and "Hot Coffee," which addresses tort reform legislation. And check out the foreign films with works like Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 Russian classic, "Battleship Potemkin" or Fritz Lang's 1927 German classic, "Metropolis." And the best thing about our DVDs is that they are available to you for free Blane HaIIìday with your Collier County library card.
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dogs and loves to play outside. Her adoption fee is $150. Humãne 5ociety Naples At the Humane Society Naples, you'll always find a wide selection ofdogs and cats, and all of them have had a medical exam, testing and treatments when necessary. Included in the adoption price is the pet's current vaccinations, sterilization surgery, ID microchip and 30 days ofpet health insurance coverage. This is approximately $500 value in products and services that are included in one low adoption fee for each pet. Those wanting to adopt a pet must provide verification that other pets in their home are current with vaccinations, that their landlord/association approves of this pet, a payment method (cash or credit card) and completed application. Dogs cannot leave the building without a collar and leash, cats without a carrier. Please supply your own or purchase them Røchael Johnstott from the HSN at a nominal cost.
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