By: Keaton Mohney

GREEN SEA TURTLE Endangered

Species

Green Sea Turtles are

considered a
threatened species in
the United States. The
Green Sea Turtle is
found in the waters of
the Tropical North of
Australia and the
great Barrier Reef. It
makes its nests on
islands off the north
Western Australia and
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nest on islands near
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uncle are closely related to
the Flatback Turtle.
They have adapted
Kingdom: Animalia reaching a suitable nesting site, the gravid their fins for easier
swimming. They only
Phylum: Chordata female then digs a hole with her hind flippers
have one main
Class: Reptilia and deposits a number of eggs in the nest. The
predator. It is the
It is illegal to collect, harm, or kill any of number of eggs laid per litter depends on the
Tiger shark.
these animals. many countries have age of the female and differs from species to
implemented various laws and ordinances to species, clutches range between 100 to 200
protect individual turtles and turtle nesting areas eggs. After laying eggs, the female then covers
within their jurisdiction. However, the turtles' the nest with sand and returns to the sea and
populations are still in danger because of lets the turtles hatch. Green sea turtles are cold
several human practices. In some countries, the blooded and the adults are two to four feet long.
turtles are still hunted for their flesh and their They can weigh up to 100 to 400 pounds which
eggs are collected from nests and eaten as a is almost the weight of an adult human being.
delicacy. Pollution indirectly harms the turtle The green sea turtle's shell is actually its
populations both on the population and the skeleton. The green sea turtle cannot pull its
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individual scale. Many turtles die as a result of head into its shell for protection from dangerous user: Nemo’s
being caught in fishermen's nets and drowning. sea creatures. One of the turtles' favorite food Great Uncle
Last, habitat loss due to human development is is sea grass and mangrove leaves. Some of the
a major reason for the loss of green turtle younger turtles like to eat jellyfish, algae, shrimp,
nesting beaches. This animal is endangered and crustaceans. They are most popularly found Adiam condimentum
Purus in consectetuer Proin in
because there is a very limited amount of them in Hawaii. The Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia
sapien. Fusce urna magna,neque
in the world. Female turtles control mating; mydas, is the largest hard-shelled sea turtle in eget lacus. Maecenas felis nunc
males cannot force females to mate. After the world. They are called Green Sea Turtles aliquam ac consequat vitae.
mating in the water, the females haul themselves because of the color of their flesh.
onto the beach above the high tide line. Upon

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