I-St. Croix Leatherback Project isebenza kwiiprojekthi ezisebenzela ukulondoloza nokukhusela ufudo lwaselwandle kunxweme oluzalela kuyo yonke iCaribbean kunye nePasifiki yaseMexico. Sisebenzisa imfuzo, sisebenzela ukuphendula imibuzo efunekayo kulawulo - efana neminyaka ye-leatherback ukuya ekukhuleni, ukwakha amaqela osapho kunye nosapho oluninzi, kunye nokuqandusela kunye nempumelelo yendlwane. Sikwasebenza kwimiba enxulumene neempembelelo zokuloba kwi-ikhosistim yolwandle ngokuchonga iindawo ezifumaneka kuzo iifudo zaselwandle ezithathwe ngempazamo (ezibanjiweyo) kushishino lokuloba kwihlabathi jikelele, ngakumbi ezo zikufutshane ne-USA.
Uphando lwethu luqhutywa ngokubambisana ngokusondeleyo kunye neNkqubo ye-Marine Turtle Genetics kwi-Southwest Fisheries Science Centre eLa Jolla, CA (NOAA-NMFS). Sikwasebenza ngentsebenziswano namahlakani amaninzi ukukhusela iifudo zeleatherback (ufudo oluzalelayo noluqanduselayo) kwiSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge (iSt. Croix, VI) kunye nokuxhasa abafundi kwangethuba kwimisebenzi yabo yebhayoloji yaselwandle ukuze bafumane amava entsimi kwaye bakwazi ukuveza. izifundo ezizimeleyo kwiinkomfa. Le projekthi ikhokelwa nguKelly R. Stewart, PhD.
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Ukwenza intlawulo kwiProjekthi yeLeatherback yaseSt. Croix, cofa apha.