Gakuo, Adams M. (2009) Advances in sea turtle conservation in Kenya. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter (9). pp. 10-13.
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Five of the seven extant sea turtle species are reported to occur within Kenyan waters: green, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and the leatherback turtles. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the most commonly encountered species in Kenya (Wamukoya et al., 1997). However, the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) are rarely sighted though past records indicate that they used to occur within Kenyan waters: with the first ever-confirmed leatherback stranding reported in 2007 (Wamukota, 2007).
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Kenya, Africa, Turtle, Conservation, Legislation, Mortality, Western Indian Ocean, Coastal Communities, Nesting, Coastal Pollution, Habitat, Monitoring, Capacity Building, Education, NGO |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2022 04:54 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2022 04:54 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13979 |
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