Olive+Ridley+Sea+Turtle

**__Olive Ridley Sea Turtle__** media type="custom" key="3746295" width="263" height="227" //  __ Scientific Name: __ Lepidochelys olivacea // __//Physical Description://__ Size: up to 100lbs(50kg) length: 30inches(100cm) //__Reproduction:__// May nest at anytime during the year, and have clutches from about 75-170 eggs. They hide these eggs underneath the sand on the beach. //__ Diet:__// There diet consits of crab, shrimp, fish eggs, and other small invertebrates. __//Behavior://__ They can hold their breath under water for 3-5 minutes when moving, but they can sleep underwater for several hours because they use no energy. Hatchlings and juveniles lay on the shore with there front flippers pulled over there carapace. __//Distribution://__ Found in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions of the pacific, atlantic, and Indian Oceans. //__Habitat:__// Good foraging habitat in warm temperate, sub-temperate, and tropical waters. The tropical nesting beaches are sandy and most nesting occurs along the mainland beaches, and sometimes islands. //__Endangered Species List:__// 2001 was when the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle was declared a endangered species. __//Population://__ There are 800,00 nesting females annualy. __//Threats://__ the long term collection of eggs and killing of adults on nesting beaches have led to the endangerment of the olive ridley sea turtle. Dont kill Sea turtles... or ill find you __// Help: //__ They are protected by a variety of treaties, and agreements as well as national law like, convention of international trade. This law means that the trade of sea turtles is prohibated. //__Endangered Species Act:__// The most wide ranging enviromental law of the U.S. passed in the 1970's. Its desinged to protect a variety of species from extinction. __//Link:// []__