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Waar om die Green Turtle in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Green Turtle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Chelonia mydas · Endangered

Green Turtle
Foto: (c) Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble

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Wanneer en waar om die Green Turtle te vind

Gashere het die Green Turtle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

IUBN Rooi Lys

Endangered

Spesie

Chelonia mydas

Waarnemings

105

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Green Turtle op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Green Turtle in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Green Turtle at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Green Turtle in South Africa?

The Green Turtle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (70% of records), Western Cape (20% of records), Eastern Cape (10% of records), based on 105 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in South Africa has recorded the Green Turtle on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Green Turtle?

The Green Turtle is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Green Turtle?

The Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Green Turtle?

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Green Turtle te sien

Elke verblyf op die Green Turtle-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

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