Who is the WCRC?
1. Current Officers, List of Committees, and
Community Activities - updated
09/07/07 • WCRC TAMUCC Listserve - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wcrc_tamucc/
2. Mission statement: The WCRC is a non-profit organization at TAMUCC. The club's focus is to provide students who show a special interest in the biology field with experience in wildlife
rehabilitation and conservation through hands-on training, research, field, environmental and laboratory experiences and the continued education and outreach of and to the
community.
3. We Support: • Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) located
at UTMSI in Port Aransas • Bird Rescue & Education
Center (BREC) in Rockport • Community Outreach Programs - Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups (TGLO) - Bayfest Adventure Bay (CBBF) - Rockport Seafair - Earth Day-Bay Day (CBBF) - Miscellaneous Beach & Jetty Cleanups
4. Constitution
5. Calendar of Events:
• Spring 2008 Calendar of
Events - updated 01/16/08
Gulf Of Mexico's Sea Turtles
There are 5 species of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. All are listed on the Endangered Species Act as either
Threatened or Endangered.
1. Speices • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia
mydas (CM)• Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (EI)• Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi (LK)• Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (DC)• Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta (CC)
2. Sea
Turtle Comparison A comparison of the 5 species of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
3. Sea
Turtle Morphology A diagram of sea turtle morphology.
4. Glossary of Sea Turtles Glossary of terms surrounding sea turtles.
Gulf of Mexico's Marine Mammals
1. Gulf of Mexico's Species There are 29 species of marine mammals (whales, dolphins, and manatees) in the Gulf of Mexico. Not all species are
found on the Texas coastline, but most have stranded at some point in history along the
Gulf of Mexico's coastline.
2. Cetaceans of the World -
updated 06-23-04 There are more than 80 species of cetaceans (whales, dolphin, & porpoises). Odontocetes are toothed "whales"
that are comprised of 10 families, 40 genera, and 70+ species. Mysticetes are baleen whales that are comprised of 4
families, 6 genera, and 13+ species.
3. Archaic and Extinct Cetaceans • Archaeocetes - Archaic
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises - updated 06-23-04
4. Glossary of Marine Mammals Glossary of terms surroung marine mammals.
5. Anatomy of
Cetaceans Description of the anatomy of cetaceans with pictures.
