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Sea Turtles

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I was thinking about sea turtles in the wild. They are an endangered species, yeah it is a bummer for them. So my thought is this:

If the herp community was allowed to keep and breed sea turtles, do you think the sea turtles would be removed from the endangered species list?

What are your thoughts?
 
Sea turtles swim entire oceans and most of the time return to the same beach each time to lay egg. I think it would be next to impossible to do this in captivity. How ever what they do is take the eggs from the nest and incubate them then release the baby's. Witch I think helps more baby's get a shot surviving the ocean until adult hood.
 
I have seen a few places that work with sea turtles, but I think success is only possible if someone tries. It used to be believed that snakes were extremely difficult to keep and breed in captivity.
 
Wow, that is a good question of opinion, Junkyard. :D

I think there could actually be a chance (in my opinion) to take them off the endangered species list by the herp community breeding them and producing young to be set free in the wild.
 
Are there any instances where hobbyists (not scientists with funding) have successfully created a program to breed endangered animals and recreate a dwindling natural population? This project would take a coordinated, concerted, international effort (read $$$) that would need to address destruction of nesting areas among other issues. I doubt that the "herp community" (as I believe that I understand you to mean it) is up for this type of task.
 
I no doubt believe it is very difficult to work with these animals, the task is not easy. The need for proper environment is in the millions for someone to care for these animals. I was reading the article on sea turtles that was in the news section and came across the Cayman Turtle Farm(http://www.turtle.ky/facts.cfm) with some looking around I was doing(Granted they are in the business to produce turtles as food). I know that sea world is also doing some research on sea turtles. I doubt they are in to breed them, since rescues are mainly what they have. I figured if the turtle farm can produce turtles for food than it is possible they may just be able to breed them for return to the wild.

This was all just a thought, is it possible if the governments gave the okay? Thanks for all the replies.
 
The produce turtles for food? Or eggs? Big difference. Also there is a big differnce from producing fertile eggs and slugs.
 
According to them they have produced turtles, this would mean fertile eggs.
 
I checked out the link after I posted. I dont know , i guess if you could house and breed fresh water turtles why not sea turtles. As long as its on an ocean location like that. Alough sea turtles leave the tropics at some point during the year, dont they? They have such strong insticts I dont see how they would even survive in something like that. They would just not eat and swim the border of the cage 24/7
 
It certainly makes sense that the turtles would go nuts trying to get out. On another website it was noted that some of the turtles would bump into the rocks and the side of the tanks, they seem to have lost their equilibrium. If I understand correctly the sea turtle migrate due to the water temps changing, being they are cold blooded and cannot thermal regulate on their own. Though new studies have found that the leatherbacks are able to adjust their body heat, as they are found up near Iceland.

Being on a private and protected ocean front they may have a stronger desire to lay their eggs on the beaches they left from. It is a tough task, though over time they may change. As far as a private breeding, the size of a facility is a problem of its own.

Pandas were facing extinction and to save them was close to impossible. They would not breed in captivity and it was speculated we would see the end of these creatures, San Diego Zoo was still celebrating the their recent cub when mom just gave birth again in captivity.

Thanks for the replies, you really had my thought process running.
 
It still is extremely difficult to breed pandas. I think they artificially inseminate and implant embryos into the panda. I dont think that is possible in turtles.
 
Yeah, that would be tough to do in turtles. I was talking to friend of mine who has been working with the Beaded Lizards and Gila Monsters for many years. He is trying to find out what the missing link is to improve their breeding success, so far he has been extremely successful, though he believes something is missing and he is not happy with the progress he has made so far.

Artificial insemination is the best way to breed pandas and they have been successful, in captivity it seems that the males do not quite know what to do during copulation. San Diego Zoo is paving the way to get past artificial insemination with Pandas. They did it once in 1999 but then they received a male that was up to the job, he has proved himself 2 times now, progress is slow but it is being done. Here is a link to a news article about the pandas breeding in San Diego:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050804/news_1n4panda.html

Until someone with the funds and patience is willing to try we will never know, I guess sea turtles are not as fascinating to the world as pandas.
 
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