Sea turtle (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Sea turtle

Caption

Sea turtle species are threatened and migrate across country borders. If one country has exceptional conservation protections but its neighbours are catching turtles as bycatch, increasing plastic pollution or simply hunting them, then the species can be compromised overall.

Credit

The University of Queensland

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