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Hawksbill sea turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Description:

Probably the most common sea turtle in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf

Habitat:

Sandy beach (This beach is very popular among humans, but gets a little protection from vehicle traffic during the turtle nesting and hatching season)

Notes:

University of Qatar turtle nesting study, Fuwayrit beach, Qatar

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2 Comments

yousef.buhazza
yousef.buhazza 13 years ago

When did you take this pick?
Is there a nature program that is there to save protect these turtules?

Yasser
Yasser 13 years ago

wow, what a great photo!

April
Spotted by
April

Doha, Qatar

Spotted on Jun 19, 2010
Submitted on Nov 17, 2010

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