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The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys . The species has a global distribution that is largely limited to tropical and subtropical marine and estuary ecosystems.
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.
Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) VU Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ) VU IUCN (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e. Hawaiian Is.: CR IUCN , West Pacific Ocean subpopulation: CR IUCN , Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: EN IUCN )
A hawksbill sea turtle was recently found that is stumping scientists. The turtle was glowing, but not through bioluminescence like a firefly or plankton that turns tides blue. It's biofluorescent ...
Turtle researchers in the South West have called for cross-border protection efforts, after a new study found females only spend about a fifth of their time in conservation zones. Ecologists at ...
In support of conservation work in New England and elsewhere in the U.S., Markey has been working to advance the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act — a bipartisan and bicameral ...
Green sea turtle: Chelonia mydas: Cheloniidae: Threatened State threatened Hawksbill sea turtle: Eretmochelys imbricata: Cheloniidae: Endangered State endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle: Lepidochelys kempii: Cheloniidae: Endangered State endangered Critically imperiled (S1) Common snapping turtle: Chelydra serpentina: Chelydridae: Secure (S5 ...
The conservation status of each of the seven turtle species are either endangered, threatened or data deficient (Flatback). The green and loggerhead sea turtles are categorized as endangered, olive ridley are classified as vulnerable, Kemp's ridley, and hawksbill sea turtles are critically endangered and the flatback sea turtle does not have ...