Photos of Endangered and Vulnerable Species from Around the Globe

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green sea turtle


A Green Sea Turtle on the Beach of Oahu, Hawaii

Photo by Jesse Farrar (Kapolei, HI); Photographed October 2007

Population declines have resulted from the overharvesting of eggs and adult females from nesting beaches. The animals' feeding grounds, such as sea grass beds, are also at risk from onshore coastal development, and green sea turtles are often accidentally killed as fishing "bycatch."

Status: Endangered


 

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