Green Turtle

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.