Monitoring & Citizen Science

Freshwater Turtle Diets

Depending on the specific species, freshwater turtle can eat the following.

Greens

Flowers

Sea Turtle Diets

Depending on the specific species, sea turtle can eat the following.

Greens

Crustaceans

Crabs

Horseshoe Crabs

Lobsters

Shrimp

Greens

Algae & Seaweed

Invertebrates

Corals

Jellyfish

Mollusks

Sea Cucumbers

Sea Squirts

Sponges

Hawksbill turtles eat almost exclusively sponges.

Tools & Apps

Africa

Namibia

• Reptile Atlas for Namibia "is a new initiative which builds on the successes of previous citizen science projects such as the southern African Bird Atlas Project atlas (SABAP). Contribute to the reptile atlas and assist in assessing current distributions."

Organizations

North America

USA

• USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center "WARC conducts relevant and objective research, develops new approaches and technologies, and disseminates scientific information needed to understand, manage, conserve, and restore wetlands and other aquatic and coastal ecosystems and their associated plant and animal communities throughout the nation and the world."

Florida

• Sea Turtle Preservation Society "Approximately 90% of sea turtle eggs in the US are laid in Florida. Because of the huge number of sea turtles that nest on area beaches and that forage the Indian River Lagoon, a group of concerned Brevard County citizens, in 1984, formed a grass-roots organization to help protect them. This group, the Sea Turtle Preservation Society (STPS) was incorporated in 1986 as a not-for-profit whose mission statement was simply: “Helping sea turtles survive.”"

North America

USA

Texas

• Nongame Grants and Research "Funds to conduct research or conservation activities on federal/state listed species or Species of Greatest Conservation Need are available periodically through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Wildlife Division. External researchers can apply for funds through the Conservation License Plate Grant Program, State Wildlife Grants, and/or Traditional Section 6 Grants. Projects funded through these programs assist in the conservation and recovery of listed species and inform evaluations of the status of Species of Greatest Conservation Need."