Plight of the sea turtles

Sea Turtles

What are turtles ? Where do they live ? how many turtles are there ? What do they do ?

I'm pretty sure you've been asking those questions. Well I’ll tell you about sea turtles. The sea turtles are threatened or endangered . We the people are the problem. We are throwing things out into the sea like fishing nets, nets, rocks, sticks mainly plastics.  Many of the turtles die due to plastic. They get tangled by rubbish or get choked with plastic bags. People are destroying their habitats and their nests. Every year people kill sea turtles for their meat and their shells for the black market which sells illegal  things which is not allowed. Baby turtles have a tiny percent of surviving only 0.1 percent of surviving. High tides,erosion,cyclone, and drought all destroy their nests sites. Predators such as dogs,rats, and pigs raid turtles nest for eggs.

kemp’s ridley                               flatback               

                                                 

 

                 green                              loggerhead

I wish that turtles will not disappear like dinosaurs.  We need to preserve and help their survival in the sea.