Sea Turtle ConservancyKailyn Jones

Founder! Mr. Joshua B. Powers Found in 1959 in Gainesville, FL Made in response to Dr. Archie Carr’s

call to attention to the struggles sea turtles face.

Scientific Director! Dr. Archie Carr June 16 1909- May 21 1987 Taxonomist, Biologist, Conservationist Author of “The Windward Road”

Mission! Raising awareness and protection for

sea turtles around the world as the world oldest sea turtle conservation group

Big News! Sea Turtle Friendly Summer Vacation

Spots Places such as Jacksonville, Fl,

Barbados, Clearwater Beach, Fl, and Cancun are sea turtle friendly vacation spots

Link to the article conserveturtles.org/turtleblog/

Turtle Tracker View regularly updated maps that

show the migratory movements of sea turtles

A list of sea turtles that are tracked are listed on the sea turtle conservancy website

Why care about turtles? Have existed for over 100 million years Sea turtles are one of the only species that

eat sea grass and keep it under control Sea grass beds provide breeding and

developmental grounds for many species They are an important part of the ocean

ecosystem and without them some species of plants and animals would die out