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RS T 1 :Present status of the Turtle nesting beaches of the North-western, Western and southern provinces of Sri Lanka

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RS T 1 :Present status of the Turtle nesting beaches of the North-western, We...
Abstract

This paper describe the nature of the existing turtle nesting beaches from Karativu (in Puttalam District) to Yala (in Hambanthota District) during the period July 1995 to August 1996. Beaches in the Puttalam and Gampaha Districts are currently not being used by the turtles for nesting while some beaches of the Colombo, Kalutara and matara districts are still occasionally being nested by turtles. The best nesting beaches are mainly located in the districts of Galle and Hambanthota. Kosgoda...

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Dermochelys coriacea , Eretmochelys imbricata , Lepidochelis olivacea , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat , Caretta caretta , Chelonia mydas
Category
Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
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JS 3 , JS 4
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English
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Amarasooriya, D. and Gunawardana, M.G.K. (1997) Present status of the Turtle nesting beaches of the North-western, Western and southern provinces of Sri Lan...

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