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Green Turtle

Green Turtle
Fun Facts

Fun Facts

  • Green turtles lay their eggs on the beaches where they were hatched. In other words, they hatch from the same places their mothers and grandmothers were born. To return to the breeding site from foraging areas, females can travel up to about 4,800 km across the ocean.

  • The sex of green turtle hatchlings depends on the temperature in the nest. The eggs can be incubated between 25°C to 33°C. Within this range, cooler temperatures produce more males while warmer temperatures favour females. Intermediate conditions give a more balanced sex ratio.

Threats & Conservation

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
CITES: Appendix I
CITES: Appendix I
Chinese Wildlife Conservation Law: Category 1

Green turtles had been endangered in the past decades. By 2025, global conservation efforts finally lifted them from extinction risk. However, this species still faces various human threats, such as hunting for food, bycatch in fishing gear, habitat pollution from plastic and coastal development, and light pollution disrupting breeding. Climate change alters the migration and incubation of sea turtles, and rising temperatures have begun to skew sex ratios.

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