• Five out of the seven marine turtle species around the world are listed as Endangered.
  • A female turtle can lay up to 120 eggs in one nest and can nest up to 3-4 times in one season.
  • This project is currently tracking 24 female Hawksbill turtles from UAE, Oman, Qatar and Iran.
  • Fishermen can now use turtle excluder devices to prevent accidental capture of marine turtles.

Children get eco-friendly with turtle themed art creations

Date: 02/07/2012 - 11:25

Dubai, UAE. 4 February 2012:
50 students took part in a beachside competition hosted by Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF) to raise awareness of the conservation needs of marine turtles and to mark UAE Environment Day on 4th February.

Held at The Westin Dubai, the youngsters armed themselves with craft materials and set to work on their creative projects, after learning about marine turtles’ biology, lifecycle, threats and conservation needs as part of E...

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EWS-WWF successfully concludes 2011 tagging season

Date: 06/05/2011 - 07:49

The Marine Turtle Conservation Project Team has succesfully concluded the second year tagging season by tagging 24 Hawksbill Turtles in 4 countries, namely Iran, UAE, Oman and Qatar.The tagging took place in the months of April and May on 7 different beaches across the region.

EWS-WWF is thankful for the support recieved from the project's partners in different countries, which lent their time and expertise to the team. Satellite tracking transmitters are fitted to the top of t...

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Updates on Hawksbill turtles movements detailed in EWS-WWF February report

Date: 04/02/2011 - 23:18

As we approach the tenth month of project transmissions, it is interesting to reflect back on just what wealth of information these turtles are providing us.

Keep in mind that not all turtles got fitted with their transmitter on the same day, so if you check out the summary of transmissions in Table I below you’ll get an idea of how long they have been up and running.

Taken across the four countries, the turtles have been transmitting for an average of 238 days each...

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Six-month migration patterns of GCC’s critically endangered Hawksbill turtles detailed in EWS-WWF October report

Date: 03/17/2010 - 04:00

Project records nearly 6,500 points of location data showcasing turtles’ regional migration patterns

After six months of tracking twenty turtles across Iran, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Emirates Wildlife Society - WWF (EWF-WWF) has compiled its first report on the Marine Turtle Conservation Project.

Our sea turtles are international travelers! From the satellite data, we can see that some turtles travel from Iran to Saudi Arabia, crossing the i...

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