Hawkbill Sea Turtle Thesis

• Thesis
• The Hawksbill Sea Turtle will become extinct with the rising temperature cause by the changes in our climate.
• Taxonomy o Kingdom: Animalia o Phylum: Chordata o Class: Reptilla o Order: Testudines o Family: Cheloniidae o Genus: Eretmochelys o Species: imbricate o (NOAA 2005) http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/hawksbill.html#taxonomy
• Distribution o Found in the tropical regions of the globe o Inhabit the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans
 “Hawksbills are believed to inhabit coastal waters in more than 108 countries” (eol.org) o They will return to the beaches which they were born
 “Hawksbill nesting occurs in at least 70 countries” (eol.org) o Hawksbills stay in the warmer waters near the equator o Travel long distances for breeding/laying eggs
• Habitat
 Woody plant remains
 Goose barnacles
 Fish