Once classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, green turtles’ status was recently downgraded to “least concern”.
Green sea turtles are bouncing back thanks to decades of sustained conservation action, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced earlier this month.
“Such approaches must focus not only on the turtles, but on keeping their habitats healthy, and their ecological functions intact,” Mast added.
WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead Christine Madden called is “a major win for turtle conservation and proof that coordinated action can reverse populations at risk of extinction.”.
Green sea turtle near a coral reef, surrounded by reef fish, in Mayotte.
The green sea turtle is the second largest of seven sea turtle species and has an incredibly wide geographical distribution, nesting in over 80 countries and inhabiting the temperate, tropical coastal waters of approximately 140 countries.
But conservation efforts allowed the species to bounce back, with a population increased of around 28% compared to 1970s and 1980s levels. »
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