Hawks bill sea turtle

Hawks Bill Sea Turtle

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  • Discovery

    Discovery
    The Hawksbill sea turtle was discovered
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    Hawks Bill Sea Turtle

    Zach Carter, Garrett Turner

  • Declined

    Declined
    The Hawksbill sea turtle started to decline from the hunting of their shells

  • Endangered

    The Hawksbill Sea turtles are added to the endangered species list.

  • Endangered species act

    Endangered species act
    The endangered species act 1973 had helped Hawksbill Sea turtles by stating that it is illegal to harm or an anyway interfere with a Sea turtle or it's eggs.

  • Captive breeding

    Captive breeding
    In northern Australia "Cites" a program started captive breeding for the Hawksbill sea turtle.

  • population

    population
    there was estimated 21,000 to 28,000 hawksbill sea turtles