Green Sea Turtle

Endangered:

Green Sea Turtles are an endangered spieces. They have been around for 100 million years, but human impacts are threatening their exisitence. Green Sea Turtles are so badly endangered that they are protected by the Endangered Spieces Act. There are only around 85,000-90,0000 left.

Things you can do to help:

The biggest threat to green sea turtles is accidentally captured by fishermen. Scientists estimate that millions of sea turtles have acciendtally been captured since 1990.

Another big thing that affect the life of sea turtles is pollution. Plastic, oil spills and chemical runoff into the ocean all impact the life of sea turtles. A study has found plastic in the stomachs of more than one third of dead leatherback turtles since 1968. Working to protect the enviroment and keeping the ocean clean can help reduce the pollution in the oceans.

Facts:

  • Did you know that Green Sea Turtles live up to 80 years?

  • Green Sea Turtles spend most of their lives underwater, and they can stay there for up to 5 hours at a time before coming up to breathe.

  • Green Sea Turtles can reach speeds of up to 35 kilometers an hour!

  • Another interesting fact is that the Green Sea Turtles outlived the dinosaurs

  • One thing you might not have known is that it takes 30 years for a Green Sea Turtle to become an adult.

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    Sources: National Geographic, Green Sea Turtle Foundation, Marine Conservation Society, and Turtle Foundation.