Considering the life-history characteristics of most turtles, which of these approaches to conservation of a species of turtle is likely to be more effective, and why: protecting eggs and nests so that the hatchling turtles can reach the water or
protecting adult female turtles?
The life history of most species of turtles includes a high mortality of hatchlings and a long reproductive lifetime for individuals that survive the early years when they are vulnerable to predators. Humans upset that pattern by preying on adult turtles, so they do not reach their potential lifetime reproduction. Thus, protecting breeding adult turtles, especially females, is likely to be the more effective approach to conserving turtles.
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