Marine Turtles

Common Name: Marine turtles; Tortues marines (Fr); Tortugas marinas (Sp)

Scientific Name: Cheloniidae / Dermochelyidae families

Habitat: Open water and coastal habitats

Six of the seven species of marine turtles are listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered, and the outlook is increasingly grim. In the Pacific, leatherbacks are heading for extinction, fast, and in the Mediterranean, green turtle numbers have plummeted.

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