Turtle Preserve and Avoid Extinction

According to scientists, sea turtles, including one ancient animal was still alive until now. Turtles believed to have existed since the late Jurassic (145-208 million years ago). This means that the dinosaur age. At that time, the ancestors of sea turtles, Archelon, with the length of the body six feet, and Cimochelys been swimming in the primordial sea turtles like the present. turtle-green

This ancient animal, believed to be the keeper of balance of marine ecosystem. Where found in turtles, there can be found abundant natural wealth of the sea. Turtles can be found in all oceans of the world.

However, every year the number of turtles kept shrinking. Humans are the main predators of sea turtles that make more and more scarce. Turtles are hunted for meat and eggs traded. Even the tortoise-shell used to create various accessories. Yet despite all lay eggs, female turtles can lay up to 100 points more, but which can survive up to become an adult turtle is only about 1 percent. Turtle has a pair of front leg as a leg rowers who gave her agility in the water swimming. Although the rest of his life wandering in the water, animal vertebrate groups, the class of reptiles that still need to occasionally rise to the surface of the water to take a breath. That's because turtles breathe with lungs. Turtles generally migrate long distances with a time not too long. Distance of 3,000 kilometers is within 58-73 days.

 All species of turtles are protected by international law and Indonesian. Carambola turtle, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle and Hawksbill classified "Critically Endangered" by The World Conservation United (IUCN). While the Green Sea Turtle, Turtle timeless, and turtles are classified as threatened with extinction jars. Only Turtle flat which is not expected to be threatened. In Indonesia, all sea turtle species are protected by government regulation (PP) No. 7 of 1999 on the Preservation of Plants and Animals.

tukikPenyu wait until reaching the age of 15-50 years in order to perform the marriage. Bertelurnya cycle is so long it was between 2-8 years sekali.Selain meskipu in all lay eggs, capable of issuing hundreds of turtle eggs, but only about a dozen hatchlings (baby turtles) are able to return to the sea. Therefore the process of regeneration is not a lot of turtles.

A number of places in Indonesia have been established as a turtle conservation area like in the South Coast of West Java (Pangumbahan, Cikepuh), South Beach Bali, Branch River, Central Kalimantan, Purwo Alas, East Java, South Beach Lombok, Jamursba Medi (Guinea), East Coast Sumatra (Island Lots, Siberut Island, North Pagai Island - Mentawai Islands), Karimun Islands, Isle of Bawean and others.

Then, what should we do to conserve sea turtles?. Among others, by not consuming food derived from the turtle (meat and eggs) and do not use items made from turtle shell, do not dispose of plastic waste (turtles often die from eating plastic waste which she thought was a jellyfish) and other objects harmful to the sea.No less important, do not disturb nesting turtles because the turtles are able to stop laying eggs when feeling threatened and not picking the eggs of sea turtles because it will destroy their population, the keeper of our coral reef health.