Turtles
arine turtles species:
Hawksbill turtle
Critically endangered (Around 8000 remain) Eretmochelys imbricata
Affected by: Fisheries , Illegal wildlife trade , Climate change
Marine turtles have been in our oceans for over 100 million years. They’re brilliant navigators, swimming hundreds or thousands of kilometres between feeding and nesting grounds. But they face lots of threats along the way – so we’re doing all we can to help them.
Marine turtle population estimates (including those stated above) are based on the number of egg-laying females – we can’t be sure of the numbers of elusive sea-dwelling males, or females that aren’t breeding. But we do know at least six of the seven species are at risk of extinction.