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Endangered Animals

Green Sea Turtle

* Green sea turtles are the largest of the hard-shelled sea turtles, sometimes growing more than 3 feet long and weighing between 300-350 pounds. Their heads are relatively small when compared to the size of their bodies, but are marked with an attractive tortoise pattern around their face and eyes. The carapace of green turtles can be shades of many colors: black, gray, green, brown, or yellow.

Breeding populations of green sea turtles in Florida and on the Pacific coast of Mexico are endangered, while all other populations are also threatened. Over the past 100 years, green turtle populations have declined by 48 - 65%. The principal cause of global decline has been direct harvest of eggs, nesting females, and turtles foraging in coastal waters. Fishing gear also harms green turtles, specifically traps, trawls, and gillnets.

* Source: Oceana, Protecting the World's Oceans

For more great information about the Green Sea Turtle please visit:
http://www.cccturtle.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=overview

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