Annam Leaf Turtle

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/speciesinfo/stellersealion/audio/steller_sea_lion_audio.mp3

Annam Leaf Turtle

Steller Sea Lion

Threats

Babies are called pups

they weigh about 35-50lbs

and are about 3.3ft

Reproduction

Status: Threatened

threats: Pollution, bycatch, parasites & diseases, rookery disterbance by killer whales

Diet: Their changes in the fish species they eat, cause them to not get enough energy

Lower energy fish cause: lose condition, lower pregnancy rates, increase in disease and predation

females reach sexual maturity at ages 4-6 years.

Males can live up to 20 years

Females can live up to 30 years

Males reach sexual maturity at ages 6-8 years

they are most successful at ages 9-10 because they are bigger and can hold their territory

HOw can we help?

- do not shoot them because of competition for fishing

-stay out of their habitat while fishing so you don't take their food source

-also keep fish nets out of thier main territory

adult females are called females

The Turtle

an adult male is called a bull

Reproduction

females re-mate 2 weeks after giving birth

• They mate in water after dark
• Gestation Period: 7 to 10 weeks- 2 years
• Can lay 4-40 eggs
• After 80-90 days the eggs hatch in miniature adult appearance
• Babies are called hatchlings
• Males and Females are called: Males and Females
• Babies size: quarter or 50 cent coin size
• Adult: 6-7 inches

• Dark brown head with 3-4 striking yellow stripes from snout to base of the neck
• They hide in thick vegetation for camoflauge; hence the name leaf turtle
• Diet: (in captivity) fruits, vegetables, and some species of fish
• Prey: small species of fish
• Predators: humans and some other larger animals
• Life Span: up to 75 years or more

Habitat:

Sounds

Fun Fact:

Breeding

http://wild.enature.com/ringtones/steller-sea-lion

Breeding Takes place from mid-May to late June

Steller Sea-Lions prefer cold waters

adults can be found on rock shelves, ledges, and sand beaches where they gather to breed

Consumption

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/steller-sea-lion/

Prey

-on land, unlike "true" seals, steller sea-lions can turn thier hind flippers forward for walking

-Steller sea-lions can dive up to 1300 feet deep

Habitat

Males arrive early to establish their territory

Females arrive approximately 1 week later

Need to eat 5-6% of their body weight

Do not need to drink water because the food they eat provides them with all the water they need

Pollock

founder

salmon

squid

small seal species

*they prefer to feed at night

they breed with which ever male controls the territory

Males breed with 3-30 females

Predators

females give birth to 1 pup each time

Lowland marshes and slow-moving or still bodies of freshwater

Humans

Sharks

Killer Whales

Female gestation is 11.5 months

pups remain with their mother for several years

While mating and laying eggs turtles can make hissing, or moaning sounds

Facts

Endangered?

in the water steller sea lions are called a raft

Locations

-Alaska

-California

-Canada

-North Pacific Ocean

-Oregon

-Russia

-Washington

on land they are called a colony

Facts

• Threats: agriculture expansion

small range of habitat

• habitat is prime production for rice

unsustainable hunting and illegal trade

• on demand in markets in China

meat or "medicine"

• Labeled: Critically Endangered

• What can we do to help?

public awareness and help secure their habitat

They have not been documented in the wild for over 65 years

top shell (carapace) has approx. 50 bones in it

the female can lay for up to 4 years after one successful mating period

Fun Facts

Goodfellow's

Tree Kangaroo

Location

Banaggi Cardinalfish

Range: Central Iraian Jaya, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Habitat: Dense topical rain forests

Deciduous forests over mountainious rages

680-2865m above sea level

Cardinal Fish

Macropods were all once tree dwellers millions of years ago. since then they have returned back to their origional location

Threats

Life span= 2 years

pollution

exploitation

parasites

viral diseases

earthquakes

Status: endangered

Habitat

Predators

How Can We Help?

marine; sheltered bays & harbors, reef flats with sandy bottoms and sea grass beds

• crocodile fish
• lion-fish
• grouper

Aquarists can refuse to buy wild-caught stock

More about Goodfellow's

Endangered?

Location

Predators

Diet

No large tree climbing predators

Indonesia

Yes, they are endangered

Threats: over-hunting

used for meat

and are poached

habitat loss

logging

mining

oil

exploration

agriculture

Reproduction

Body Length (male and female): 57.4-62.5 cm long

Tail: 64.5-76 cm long

Weight: 6.7-9.1kg

Lifespan: about 24 years (captivity)

Diet: Leaves, fruit, grains, flowers, sap, bark

Prey on eggs, and young birds

Most kangaroos can survive with very little water; they consume their water through the green leaves they eat

Eat 15-20 minutes every four hours

planktonic

crustaeans

copepods

marine worms

molluscs

fish larvae

What can humans do to help?

Facts

hunting regulations and local awareness

Males are called: bucks, boomers, jacks, old men

Females are called: does, flyers, jills

Groups are called: mobs, troops, court

• Gestation: average 45 days
• 1 joey per birth
• give birth more than once a year (depends on climate)
• Baby= Joey
• Joey stays in pouch for 10-12 months
• After 12 months in pouch only stays for about 3 more months
• reach sexual maturity at age 2 and reproduce for 10-12 years.
• stop reproducing at 12-14

If put in an aquarium directly from the wild, they will die within a few weeks

the males need to be separated if they are in a tank that is less than 75 gallons

Reproduction

• Female chooses male after several hours
• Males are called Bucks
• Females are called hens
• babies: fry, fingerling
• broods

Fun Facts

• males= mouth brooders= they carry eggs in their moth and will not eat for several weeks until the eggs are hatched
• fry emerge fully pigmented and ready to eat baby brine shrimp

*Parents will eat their young if they are not separated.

20 days to hatch

10 days= 5-6mm long=they are released

several hours of breeding--> female produces 75 eggs-->

swallowed by the male--> brooded into special pouch

The Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo can walk backwards

Can leap 18+ meters from the ground into a tree

ENDANGERED SPECIES