About Green Turtle:
- The Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)is one of the largest sea turtles and the only herbivore among the different species.
- They are in fact named for the greenish color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.
- In the Eastern Pacific, a group of green turtles that have darker shells are called black turtles by the local community.
- They graze on seagrasses and algae, which maintains the seagrass beds and makes them more productive.
- These species migrate long distances between feeding grounds and the beaches from where they hatched.
- They are potentially particularly susceptible, as the sex of their offspring is dependent on incubation temperature.
- Distribution: Green turtles are found mainly in tropical and subtropical waters.
- Conservation status
- IUCN: Endangered
- CITES: Appendix 1
- Threats: Habitat loss, fisheries by catch and illegal trade etc.
Key facts about the Mediterranean Sea
- It is an intercontinental seathat is bordered by the continent of Europe in the north, by Asia in the east, and by Africa in the south.
- In the west, the Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the narrow Strait of Gibraltar.
- In the extreme northeast, it is connected to the Black Seavia the Dardanelles Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus Strait.
- The Mediterranean Sea is also connected to the Red Sea via the Suez Canal in the southeast.
- Climate: The region is characterized by the prevailing subtropical climate known as the Mediterranean climate, with usually mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
- Mediterranean Sea waters are more saline compared to the waters of the Atlantic. There is a continuous movement of water from the Atlantic into the Mediterranean and vice versa through the Strait of Gibraltar.
