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As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [1] Of them, 193 have been documented as breeding in the state, [2] and 125 are review species as defined below. [3] Eight species found in Ohio have been introduced to North America. Two species on the list are extinct, two more might be, and four have been extirpated. Birds ...
Green Turtles, named for its green, fatty underside and cartilage, are significantly larger than the Hawksbill and can be recognized by a single pair of prefrontal scales . [7] Green turtles average 3-4 feet in carapace length, and weigh between 240 and 420 pounds once fully grown. [8]
Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) Loggerhead sea turtle ( Caretta caretta ) VU IUCN Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) EN IUCN (Hawaiian subpopulation: LC IUCN )
Throughout the world, hawksbill turtles have been hunted by humans, though it is illegal to capture, kill, and trade hawksbills in many countries today. [3] [58] In some parts of the world, hawksbill turtles and their eggs continue to be exploited as food.
One of the most majestic creatures on earth is the Chinese stripe-necked turtle. Recently, however, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) added this ...
The hawksbill is one of only three sea turtle species listed as Critically Endangered (CR) on the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. In the eastern Pacific Ocean, the species is extremely rare and as recently as 2007 most researchers thought hawksbills had been completely eliminated in this region of the world.
More locally, other human activities are affecting marine turtles. In Australia, Queensland's shark culling program, which uses shark nets and drum lines, has killed over 5,000 turtles as bycatch between 1962 and 2015; including 719 loggerhead turtles and 33 hawksbill sea turtles, which are listed as critically endangered. [161]
This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world. It does not include endangered fish, amphibians, reptiles, plants, or invertebrates.