Student-led community action plan created and presented during an Ambassador Leadership Summit in 2019 at UCLA.

1. Lauren F., Rynn L., Zachary Z., Christian L., Haley S.,
Bria R., Thomas B., Gabby H., Megan M., Isabel B.,
and Catalina S.
Turtle Tots

2. Background
information
● Come in all shapes and sizes
● Belong to one of the oldest reptile
groups in the world, dating back
to the time of dinosaurs over 200
million years ago
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● Most sea turtles eat algae, squid
and jellyfish
● Turtles are ‘amniotes’
● Live in almost every ocean basin
in the world
● Six out of seven sea turtles
species are endangered

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Why do turtles matter?
● Turtles eat jellyfish
● Marine tourism
● They are key for survival of
many species
● Leftover eggshells are and
unhatched eggs are
nutrients for sand dunes

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What’s happening to turtles?
Ocean pollution
● Sea turtles are vulnerable to
ocean pollution at all stages
of life
● Chronic exposure to
pollutants makes sea turtles
susceptible to disease and
death.
Global Warming
● Effects of global warming are
having enormous impacts on
sea turtles and other wildlife
● Hotter sand from increasing
temperatures results in
decreased hatching rates or
complete nest failure

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Fisheries by catch
● Incidental capture in fishing
gear(bycatch) is likely the
greatest threat to sea turtles
● Trawls, longlines, and traps
are responsible for death of
most sea turtles
Turtle Poaching and
Exploitation
● Turtles are being killed for
their eggs, meat, skin, and
shells
● Hawksbill sea turtles have
been hunted for centuries
to create jewelry and
other luxury items

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1. Spread awareness of plastic waste and littering
a. Creating PowerPoint slides to present to groups of people and
companies
b. Speak to friends and families about using eco friendly alternatives to
plastic
c. Teach the importance of the saying “reduce , reuse , and recycle “
2. Providing supplies to clean up animals and beaches
a. Bringing supplies such as Dawn dish soap
i. Reusable gardening gloves
ii. Garbage bags
iii. Mayonnaise
iv. Vegetable oil
3. Actively participating in beach clean ups
a. Get neighbors, friends , and families to participate as a group to clean
up litter at a beach of choosing
b. Anytime you’re at a beach recycle or throw away any litter in sight
Action plan

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How you can implement it in your
own town
● Get people involved
● Find a nonprofit organization in your town and help volunteer with
● Spread the word in our own community (social media, make signs,
talk about the situation at your school on the morning
announcements)
● Make our own group with your community to help at the beaches
● Make a fundraiser (car wash, lemonade booth, pizza sell) and
donate the money to the organizations
Some of the many ways we will help in our own community is…..

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•Volunteer in beach clean ups
Go online and find groups that have a beach clean up and go
participate
•Make donations to organizations
Most organizations you can donate online to help their cause
•Donate supplies
You do this by mailing supplies to different groups
•Selling shirts
Create a design and sell it to people in your town
•Spread awareness on social media
Posting about turtle awareness to spread to a wider audience
How people can get involved

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Bracelets retail at
$20.00 and for
each one
purchased, a
pound of plastic
or trash is
removed from the
coastlines or
oceans.
Partnerships- Public
4Ocean is a company that makes
bracelets out of recycled materials
to promote ocean cleanup.

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Save the Turtles Inc
A small non profit organization that is
dedicated to protecting sea turtles in
critical habitat areas
Small organization made up
of volunteers
Since this is a non profit
organization all types of funding
come from donations
Partnerships- Non profit

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Obstacle 1: People will not feel the same about saving turtles.
Solution: Convince them by showing why we need to save turtles and the
impact that hurting them by littering, catching them in fishnets, and more
hurts the environment.
Obstacle 2: Natural disasters that take away their habitats.
Solution: Disasters are unavoidable, however, we can plan ahead in order to
have homes provided for turtles when they are washed up on beaches after
big storms.
Facing and Overcoming Obstacles

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Save the Turtles