Zoology
Hawksbill Turtles are very rarely kept in zoos. However, there are many wildlife sanctuaries that take in sick and injured Hawksbill turtles, nurse them to health and eventually return them to the wild.
Hawksbill turtles need to be kept in either a fish tank or a small swimming pool (depending on the size and age of the turtle) at approximately 25 degrees. Fresh seawater had to be collected daily, heated on the top of the stove to the required temperature and maintained with the use of a thermostat.
If there are any, the wounds would usually be sprayed with a wound spray, injected with antibiotics and given intraperitoneal fluids.
If the Hawksbill Turtle was kept in a zoo, the ideal layout of the cage would have to depend on both the age and size of the turtle. As a small swimming pool would fit a juvenile or a hatchling quite well, but If the turtle was bigger it would require a large swimming pool or a pond.
Socially, because of their limit in numbers, people would want to see and learn as much as they can about the Hawksbill Turtle.
Economically, the conservation of Hawksbill Turtles relies on the donations and funding at their sanctuaries.
Environmentally, the Hawksbill Turtle depends on a coral reef environment to provide it with its predominant food source of sponges. But as the coral reefs are dying, so are the numbers of these turtles worldwide.
Hawksbill turtles need to be kept in either a fish tank or a small swimming pool (depending on the size and age of the turtle) at approximately 25 degrees. Fresh seawater had to be collected daily, heated on the top of the stove to the required temperature and maintained with the use of a thermostat.
If there are any, the wounds would usually be sprayed with a wound spray, injected with antibiotics and given intraperitoneal fluids.
If the Hawksbill Turtle was kept in a zoo, the ideal layout of the cage would have to depend on both the age and size of the turtle. As a small swimming pool would fit a juvenile or a hatchling quite well, but If the turtle was bigger it would require a large swimming pool or a pond.
Socially, because of their limit in numbers, people would want to see and learn as much as they can about the Hawksbill Turtle.
Economically, the conservation of Hawksbill Turtles relies on the donations and funding at their sanctuaries.
Environmentally, the Hawksbill Turtle depends on a coral reef environment to provide it with its predominant food source of sponges. But as the coral reefs are dying, so are the numbers of these turtles worldwide.