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by Lohita Swaminathan | 26-04-2019 01:40
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Eighty critically endangered Hawksbill turtle yearlings (Eretmochelys imbricata) have been released along a stretch of Saadiyat Beach in Abu Dhabi by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in collaboration with Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort. The turtles’ release was attended by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Dr. Sheikha Salem Al Dhaheri, EAD’s Acting Secretary General. The turtles were rescued last winter with the support of members of the public, fishermen, EAD rangers and other partners, including Abu Dhabi Ports, the Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Agency, the Emirates Natural History Group, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas. Following an initial health check, turtles with minor injuries were tended to by EAD’s experts, whereas those that were suffering from infections or diseases required more intensive care and were sent to the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project. The yearlings were rescued during the winter months (from November to March) when they become lethargic and experience a period of reduced activity - a time when small hitchhikers such as barnacles attach themselves to these docile reptiles, weighing them down and wearing them out. Many of the turtles also lacked proper nutrition and sufficient energy to make it through the season and ended up washed ashore or floating on the surface of the water. EAD's efforts to monitor and protect turtles dates back to 1998, which resulted in Bu Tinah Island being recognised as one of the ten most important sites for marine turtles in the Indian Ocean region by the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA). Source: WAM |
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5 Comments
Hello Lohita
Thank you for your report about Critically endangered turtles released. Human activities have taken many wildlives and biodiversity into danger and should be immediately preserved to sustain the ecosystem.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 16-06-2019 05:08
Hi Lohita,
As Wonhee Mentor suggested, I highly recommend you rewrite or rephrase this report in your own words and sentences due to the copyright issue. Thank you for citing the source but it does not mean you can copy the whole article from the website. You may copy few words or few sentences, but not the entire article. You have to make sure most of the report is written in your own words. Please keep in mind in the future.
Thanks,
Louis Mentor
Posted 28-04-2019 23:35
Hi Wonhee, Greetings, I mentioned the source 'WAM' and I thought this is sufficient. Thank you for correcting me, I will ensure to follow your advice and write in my own words.
Posted 28-04-2019 13:30
Hello Lohita,
First of all, thank you for submitting a report.
However, we found out that you actually copied the whole report from an external source without the citation. Plagiarism and copyright are very serious issues and we are sorry to inform you that your article cannot be considered as proper submission and we will delete your article from the website tomorrow due to the copyright issues.
You can look at other websites for research, but please keep in mind that you need to write reports in your own words.
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 27-04-2019 22:59
Greetings Lohita,
Thank you for sharing with us about the news of endangered turtles that have recently been released.
Preserving endangered species is surely a critical issue because it can impact our ecosystem in a negative way in a not so distant future.
Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Eco Generation
Posted 26-04-2019 11:35