Why did the Kemp’s ridley almost go extinct in the mid 1980’s?Group of answer choicesThe primary nesting beach was destroyed by a hurricane.Large numbers of nests were harvested on the primary nesting beach and there was high mortality of adults due to Gulf of Mexico fisheries.Global climate change impacted the successful hatching of eggs.A disease impacted the population.
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Why did the Kemp’s ridley almost go extinct in the mid 1980’s?Group of answer choicesThe primary nesting beach was destroyed by a hurricane.Large numbers of nests were harvested on the primary nesting beach and there was high mortality of adults due to Gulf of Mexico fisheries.Global climate change impacted the successful hatching of eggs.A disease impacted the population.
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The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle almost went extinct in the mid 1980’s primarily due to two major factors.
Firstly, large numbers of nests were harvested on the primary nesting beach. This significantly reduced the number of new turtles being born and entering the population, leading to a decline in their numbers.
Secondly, there was high mortality of adult turtles due to Gulf of Mexico fisheries. Many turtles were accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear, which further reduced the population.
While factors such as global climate change and disease may also impact sea turtle populations, in the case of the Kemp’s ridley, the primary causes of their near extinction in the mid 1980’s were nest harvesting and fisheries-related mortality.
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