Species/Green sea turtle
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
ENEndangered
- Range
- Tropical and subtropical oceans
- Population
- Some rookeries recovering, others still falling
- Trend
- unknown
- Last assessed
- 2023
A mixed ledger: legal protection and nest programs have brought some beaches back; others are still emptied every season.
Recovery is local. So is failure.
Threats
- Egg harvest
- Bycatch
- Coastal development
- Climate on hatchling sex
What you can do
- Join a nest-watch if you live on a nesting coast
Lights, dogs, and chairs on the sand are mortal threats.