Tag: hawksbill sea turtle

January 10, 2022

Wild Cam: Marine protected areas help hawksbills

Most of the islands in the Gulf of California are uninhabited, but for generations, a fishing family has lived on El Pardito Island in the southwestern end near La Paz....

April 16, 2021

‘Forever chemicals’ may threaten Pacific sea turtles

A female hawksbill sea turtle unwittingly ingested many of the chemicals in her body while feeding off the coast of northern Oahu for several years before 2012. By the time...

April 10, 2019

Researchers reveal higher historic tortoiseshell trade numbers

Historic trade of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) may have caused declines nearly six times greater than previously thought, according to new research. The researchers said the historical...