Healthiest Turtle Populations

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Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), Northwest Indian Ocean (key nesting site: Oman)

Despite being the largest loggerhead nesting population in the world, monitoring efforts have become consistent only recently, which means that we still know relatively little about this population. Threats from fisheries bycatch appear to be severe, but the sheer abundance of nesting loggerheads in this region seems to have the upper hand for now.

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Southeast Indian Ocean (key nesting site: Australia)

Although they haven’t been monitored for long, these green turtles are abundant and fairly isolated. They nest along the rugged and remote coast of Western Australia, and although consumption of eggs and turtles by humans poses a threat to them on beaches and in the water, the chances are good that these turtles will be around for a while.

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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), Southeast Indian Ocean (key nesting site: Australia)

Like green turtles in this region, nesting in isolated places gives these hawksbills an advantage that allows them to thrive. Although monitoring has only been occurring in recent years, threats to this population appear mild, making its future bright.

© Kellie Pendoley

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Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), Southwest Indian Ocean (key nesting sites: Seychelles; British and French overseas territories)

Unlike their cousins in other parts of the world, these hawksbills benefit from solid long-term monitoring and good protection at major nesting sites and in their coral reef habitats. As with all hawksbills, exploitation of their shells for handicrafts and jewelry is a constant threat, and although this population is historically depleted as a result, it is healthy and recovering at present.

© David Doubilet

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Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), Southeast Atlantic Ocean (key nesting site: Gabon)

Recent studies of the major nesting sites in Gabon have established this population as the biggest in the world for leatherbacks. Despite threats from bycatch and oil exploration in parts of their distribution, conservation efforts are underway to foster cooperative, international management in Gabon and neighboring countries to protect leatherbacks and other sea turtles in this region.

© Matthew J. Witt

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Southwest Atlantic Ocean (key nesting site: Brazil)

Once depleted due to extensive consumption of eggs and meat as well as accidental capture in fisheries, green turtles are on the rise in this region thanks to long-term, collaborative conservation efforts.

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Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), Northwest Atlantic Ocean (key nesting sites: Trinidad; Guyana; French Guiana; Suriname; Costa Rica; Panama)

Despite high bycatch in some parts of their range, leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) are thriving throughout the Carribean and North Atlantic.

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$Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), East Pacific Ocean (key nesting sites: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Mexico) This population underwent a perilous decrease in numbers in past decades due to substantial turtle harvest for their meat and eggs throughout the region, but especially in Mexico. However, since stricter controls on trade of turtle products were enforced, green turtles have made a remarkable comeback in this region. Although still a fraction of their historic population size, green turtles in the East Pacific are no longer in danger of disappearing any time soon. © Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for coverage/promotion of the press release titled “Turtles in Trouble: 11 Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations in the World Identified” by Conservation International. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted. REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: All image uses must bear the copyright notice and be properly credited to © Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com must be accompanied by a caption, which makes reference to the “Turtles in Trouble: 11 Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations in the World Identified” Any uses in which the image appears without proper copyright notice and caption referencing the press release on the “Turtles in Trouble: 11 Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations in the World Identified” are subject to paid licensing$

Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), East Pacific Ocean (arribadas)

Harvest for meat, eggs, and skin was rampant in the past, and resulted in shocking declines in the seemingly endless abundance of olive ridleys in the East Pacific. Although some mass nesting sites have not recovered, others have held strong and remained incredibly abundant; the biggest rookery in the world hosts hundreds of thousands of nesting females each year! Serious threats still exist in this region, especially due to fisheries bycatch, but this is presently the most abundant sea turtle population on the planet.

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Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), Northwest Indian Ocean (key nesting site: Oman)

Despite being the largest loggerhead nesting population in the world, monitoring efforts have become consistent only recently, which means that we still know relatively little about this population. Threats from fisheries bycatch appear to be severe, but the sheer abundance of nesting loggerheads in this region seems to have the upper hand for now.

© Nicolas Pilcher

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