The illustration on the shell of each turtle is a map showing the continents of Earth and aims to focus attention on the global threats facing the marine turtle. Six of the seven species of marine turtles are listed as endangered or critically endangered, and the outlook is bleak. In the Pacific, leatherback turtles are quickly heading for extinction, and in the Mediterranean, green turtle numbers have significantly declined.
Marine turtles have the potential to reproduce abundantly with a mother laying hundreds of eggs in one nesting season, but few young turtles survive their first year of life, as they are often at the mercy of human and natural predators as they make their way from the nest to the sea and in the shallow waters. It takes decades for surviving juveniles to reach maturity and start to breed, and adult turtles must live to reproduce over many years if the population is to thrive. But escalating mortality on the high seas, in the nets and long-lines of fishing fleets, and from pollution and disease, means fewer and fewer turtles are living long enough to reproduce. Effective conservation means protecting turtles and their environment at all stages of their life cycle.
The turtle design, in various forms, is reproduced on a range of worn apparel such as T Shirts, Keds shoes, hats, neckties, and on accessories such as canvas tote bags, buttons, business cards and bookmarks, US Postage stamps, stickers, travel mugs, mousepads, magnets, aprons and iPhone and iPad Speck hard cases.
All the designs are easy to customize and personalize. Click through on any image to the product page and use the Customize It button under the image to access the editing tools; this will allow you to edit or add text and change colors and styles.
If you represent a group or community, or a business, you may customize and re-brand with your logos or messages, buy in bulk with volume discount, and re-sell to generate revenue for your activities.
A Dole of Turtles ? Yes, groups of turtles are often referred to by one of these collective nouns: bale, nest, turn, dole
Turtles Family Design For Earth Day
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